alcova
/aɫ.ˈko.vɐ/
The verdict
“alcova” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,598 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,598
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em casas antigas, pequeno quarto de dormir, ordinariamente sem janelas
Corpus desk
Index PT-alcova · alcova · Portuguese
alcova · rank #62,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,598
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH almejar
Nearest frequency peer: almejar (+5 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 “alcova”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- acentuadame…
acentuadamente
37,417 corpus weight
- alcova
alcova
37,403 corpus weight
- almejar
almejar
37,398 corpus weight
- arejar
arejar
37,388 corpus weight
- arrebatar
arrebatar
37,385 corpus weight
- banalizar
banalizar
37,366 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “alcova” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcova |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɫ.ˈko.vɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,598 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “alcova” em português
Rare enough to double-check
alcova is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,598 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /aɫ.ˈko.vɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
alcova has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is alcova, spelled A-L-C-O-V-A.
Definition
- 1em casas antigas, pequeno quarto de dormir, ordinariamente sem janelas
- 2quarto de dormir
- 3esconderijo
- 4quarto de mulher ou de casal
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how alcova appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1882. ASSIS, Machado de. O alienista. In: _____. Papéis avulsos. São Paulo: Editora Martin Claret, 2007. p. 16.
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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