wisdom

/ˈwɪzdəm/

//ˈwɪzdəm// noun

The verdict

“wisdom” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,422 among 110 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,422
frequency rank, Portuguese
110
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elemento de caráter pessoal que permite distinguir o sábio do insensato; sabedoria

Corpus desk

Index PT-wisdom · wisdom · Portuguese

wisdom · rank #74,422 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,422
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 110
  • PHOTO-FINISH volpe

Nearest frequency peer: volpe (-6 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “wisdom”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “wisdom” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wisdom
PropertyValue
Headwordwisdom
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwɪzdəm/
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “wisdom” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).wisdomcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “volpe” (#74,416), “zeladora” (#74,431), “uó” (#74,400). Entre 110 lemas com “W”, “wisdom” fica em #74,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wisdom is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,422 among 110 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɪzdəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for wisdom in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is wisdom, spelled W-I-S-D-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento de caráter pessoal que permite distinguir o sábio do insensato; sabedoria
  2. 2
    conselho sábio
  3. 3
    uso discricionário do conhecimento para o bem maior
  4. 4
    capacidade de aplicar conhecimento relevante de forma perspicaz, especialmente em situações diferentes daquela em que o conhecimento foi adquirido
  5. 5
    capacidade de tomar uma decisão com base na combinação de conhecimento, experiência e compreensão intuitiva.
  6. 6
    capacidade de conhecer e aplicar verdades espirituais

Synonyms

acuityastutenessclairvoyancediscernmentdiscriminationgumptioninsightnouspenetrationperspicacityprudencesagaciousnesssagacitysapiencesavvysharpnesssophyunderstandingwisenesswit

Antonyms

foolhardinessfoolishnessfollyimprudencestupidityunwisdom

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wisdom"?
"wisdom" is spelled W-I-S-D-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɪzdəm/.
What does "wisdom" mean?
As a noun, "wisdom" means: elemento de caráter pessoal que permite distinguir o sábio do insensato; sabedoria
How do you pronounce "wisdom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wisdom" is /ˈwɪzdəm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wisdom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list