Adonis

/a.dɔ.nis/

//a.dɔ.nis// noun

The verdict

“Adonis” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,752 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,752
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adónis/Adônis

Corpus desk

Index PT-adonis · Adonis · Portuguese

Adonis · rank #54,752 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,752
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adelina

Nearest frequency peer: Adelina (-3 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 “Adonis”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Adonis
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdonis
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.dɔ.nis/
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,752
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Adonis” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Adoniscai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Adelina” (#54,749), “aguçado” (#54,755), “aku” (#54,756). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “Adonis” fica em #54,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Adonis is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,752 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /a.dɔ.nis/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adónis/Adônis".

Zero misspellings are on record for Adonis in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is Adonis, spelled A-D-O-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adónis/Adônis

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 "Adonis"?
"Adonis" is spelled A-D-O-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /a.dɔ.nis/.
What does "Adonis" mean?
As a noun, "Adonis" means: Adónis/Adônis
How do you pronounce "Adonis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adonis" is /a.dɔ.nis/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adonis" come from?
"Adonis" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Adonis", 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