alabastro

/ɐ.lɐ.ˈbaʃ.tɾu/

//ɐ.lɐ.ˈbaʃ.tɾu// noun

The verdict

“alabastro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,882 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,882
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - designação aplicada a dois minerais distintos: gesso (sulfato de cálcio hidratado) e calcite (um carbonato de cálcio)

Corpus desk

Index PT-alabastro · alabastro · Portuguese

alabastro · rank #67,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,882
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aimará

Nearest frequency peer: aimará (-1 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 “alabastro”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alabastro
PropertyValue
Headwordalabastro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.lɐ.ˈbaʃ.tɾu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “alabastro” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).alabastrocai 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: “aimará” (#67,881), “alfazema” (#67,886), “alforria” (#67,887). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alabastro” fica em #67,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alabastro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,882 among 1,900 “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. 1
    designação aplicada a dois minerais distintos: gesso (sulfato de cálcio hidratado) e calcite (um carbonato de cálcio)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how alabastro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Com teto de alabastro e colunas de ônix, o Taj fica à beira-mar, a poucos metros do Gateway of India, outro ícone da cidade.

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.

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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alabastro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list