worse
/wɜːs/
The verdict
“worse” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,892 among 110 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,892
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 110
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pior
Corpus desk
Index PT-worse · worse · Portuguese
worse · rank #72,892 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,892
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 110
- PHOTO-FINISH vómito
Nearest frequency peer: vómito (-5 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 “worse”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- videojogo
videojogo
27,129 corpus weight
- vómito
vómito
27,114 corpus weight
- worse
worse
27,109 corpus weight
- über
über
27,100 corpus weight
- acondiciona…
acondicionamento
27,089 corpus weight
- acólito
acólito
27,084 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “worse” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | worse |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /wɜːs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #72,892 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “worse” em português
Rare enough to double-check
worse is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,892 among 110 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /wɜːs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pior".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for worse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is worse, spelled W-O-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1pior
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how worse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He is worse than me.
Antonyms
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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