alcachofra

/aɫ.kɐ.ˈʃo.fɾɐ/

//aɫ.kɐ.ˈʃo.fɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“alcachofra” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,726 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,726
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta herbácea da família das Compostas; seu nome científico é Cynara scolymus

Corpus desk

Index PT-alcachofra · alcachofra · Portuguese

alcachofra · rank #60,726 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,726
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH als

Nearest frequency peer: als (+4 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 “alcachofra”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alcachofra
PropertyValue
Headwordalcachofra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aɫ.kɐ.ˈʃo.fɾɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,726
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “alcachofra” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).alcachofracai 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: “als” (#60,730), “afrouxar” (#60,721), “aquoso” (#60,740). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alcachofra” fica em #60,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alcachofra is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,726 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /aɫ.kɐ.ˈʃo.fɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "planta herbácea da família das Compostas; seu nome científico é Cynara scolymus".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for alcachofra, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is alcachofra, spelled A-L-C-A-C-H-O-F-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta herbácea da família das Compostas; seu nome científico é Cynara scolymus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. espontâneas: alcachofra
  2. cultivadas: alcachofra

Synonyms

alcachofa

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 "alcachofra"?
"alcachofra" is spelled A-L-C-A-C-H-O-F-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /aɫ.kɐ.ˈʃo.fɾɐ/.
What does "alcachofra" mean?
As a noun, "alcachofra" means: planta herbácea da família das Compostas; seu nome científico é Cynara scolymus
How do you pronounce "alcachofra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alcachofra" is /aɫ.kɐ.ˈʃo.fɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alcachofra" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list