alabastro

Name: alabastro, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ɐ.lɐ.ˈbaʃ.tɾu/

//ɐ.lɐ.ˈbaʃ.tɾu// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“alabastro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,882 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,882
frequency rank, Portuguese: 4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - designação aplicada a dois minerais distintos: gesso (sulfato de cálcio hidratado) e calcite (um carbonato de cálcio)

Key facts for alabastro
Property	Value
Headword	alabastro
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ɐ.lɐ.ˈbaʃ.tɾu/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#67,882
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alabastro” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). alabastro lands here:

#67,882

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alabastro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,882 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.lɐ.ˈbaʃ.tɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "designação aplicada a dois minerais distintos: gesso (sulfato de cálcio hidratado) e calcite (um carbonato de cálcio)".

No misspelling variants are generated for alabastro in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is alabastro, spelled A-L-A-B-A-S-T-R-O.

Definition

1
designação aplicada a dois minerais distintos: gesso (sulfato de cálcio hidratado) e calcite (um carbonato de cálcio)

This word in other languages

alabaster(English)alabastro(Español)albâtre(Français)Alabaster(Deutsch)

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 "alabastro"?

"alabastro" is spelled A-L-A-B-A-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.lɐ.ˈbaʃ.tɾu/.

What does "alabastro" mean?

As a noun, "alabastro" means: designação aplicada a dois minerais distintos: gesso (sulfato de cálcio hidratado) e calcite (um carbonato de cálcio)

How do you pronounce "alabastro"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alabastro" is /ɐ.lɐ.ˈbaʃ.tɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "alabastro" come from?

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Using “alabastro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-A-B-A-S-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ɐ.lɐ.ˈbaʃ.tɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.