acólito
/ɐ.ˈkɔ.li.tu/
The verdict
“acólito” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,917 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,917
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquele que recebeu a ordem do acolitato
Corpus desk
Index PT-acolito · acólito · Portuguese
acólito · rank #72,917 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,917
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH acondicioname…
Nearest frequency peer: acondicionamento (-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 “acólito”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- worse
worse
27,109 corpus weight
- über
über
27,100 corpus weight
- acondiciona…
acondicionamento
27,089 corpus weight
- acólito
acólito
27,084 corpus weight
- almejado
almejado
27,063 corpus weight
- amargar
amargar
27,061 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “acólito” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acólito |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.ˈkɔ.li.tu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #72,917 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “acólito” em português
Rare enough to double-check
acólito is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,917 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈkɔ.li.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for acólito, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is acólito, spelled A-C-Ó-L-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1aquele que recebeu a ordem do acolitato
- 2pessoa que acompanha e serve o padre no altar
- 3aquele que auxilia alguém, assistente
This word in other languages
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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