aluvião
/ɐ.lu.ˈvjɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“aluvião” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - depósito sedimentar formado por materiais grosseiros, mal rolados e mais ou menos soltos transportados por águas correntes
Corpus desk
Index PT-aluviao · aluvião · Portuguese
aluvião · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aluvião |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.lu.ˈvjɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “aluvião” em português
Rare enough to double-check
aluvião is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.lu.ˈvjɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
aluvião doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is aluvião, spelled A-L-U-V-I-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1depósito sedimentar formado por materiais grosseiros, mal rolados e mais ou menos soltos transportados por águas correntes
- 2enxurrada, enchente, alagamento
- 3multidão, grande número ou quantidade em movimento
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.