wisdom
/ˈwɪzdəm/
The verdict
“wisdom” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #74,422 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #74,422
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento de caráter pessoal que permite distinguir o sábio do insensato; sabedoria
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wisdom |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɪzdəm/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,422 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wisdom” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for wisdom is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈwɪzdəm/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,422 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1elemento de caráter pessoal que permite distinguir o sábio do insensato; sabedoria
- 2conselho sábio
- 3uso discricionário do conhecimento para o bem maior
- 4capacidade de aplicar conhecimento relevante de forma perspicaz, especialmente em situações diferentes daquela em que o conhecimento foi adquirido
- 5capacidade de tomar uma decisão com base na combinação de conhecimento, experiência e compreensão intuitiva.
- 6capacidade de conhecer e aplicar verdades espirituais
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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.
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Using “wisdom”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is W-I-S-D-O-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwɪzdəm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.