acento circunflexo
/aˈsẽ.tu siʁ.kũˈflɛk.su/
The verdict
“acento circunflexo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - marca diacrítica (^) colocada sobre vogais ou consoantes, a depender do idioma, para mudar a sua pronúncia
Corpus desk
Index PT-acento-circunflexo · acento circunflexo · Portuguese
acento circunflexo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acento circunflexo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /aˈsẽ.tu siʁ.kũˈflɛk.su/ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “acento circunflexo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
acento circunflexo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /aˈsẽ.tu siʁ.kũˈflɛk.su/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "marca diacrítica (^) colocada sobre vogais ou consoantes, a depender do idioma, para mudar a sua pronúncia".
Zero misspellings are on record for acento circunflexo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is acento circunflexo, spelled A-C-E-N-T-O- -C-I-R-C-U-N-F-L-E-X-O.
Definition
- 1marca diacrítica (^) colocada sobre vogais ou consoantes, a depender do idioma, para mudar a sua pronúncia
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.