alcachofra
/aɫ.kɐ.ˈʃo.fɾɐ/
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
- afrouxar
afrouxar
39,280 corpus weight
- alcachofra
alcachofra
39,275 corpus weight
- als
als
39,271 corpus weight
- aquoso
aquoso
39,261 corpus weight
- armaria
armaria
39,260 corpus weight
- arredondar
arredondar
39,257 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “alcachofra” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcachofra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɫ.kɐ.ˈʃo.fɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #60,726 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “alcachofra” em português
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
- 1planta herbácea da família das Compostas; seu nome científico é Cynara scolymus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alcachofra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
espontâneas: alcachofra
cultivadas: alcachofra
Synonyms
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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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