alvéolo
/aɫ.ˈvɛ.u.lu/
The verdict
“alvéolo” 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) - cavidade pequena
Corpus desk
Index PT-alveolo · alvéolo · Portuguese
alvéolo · 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 | alvéolo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɫ.ˈvɛ.u.lu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “alvéolo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
alvéolo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /aɫ.ˈvɛ.u.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for alvéolo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is alvéolo, spelled A-L-V-É-O-L-O.
Definition
- 1cavidade pequena
- 2célula do favo de mel
- 3pequena vala ou cava, aberta para a construção de alicerce
- 4cavidade aberta de uma superfície do terreno vertical, ou inclinada
- 5nome genérico de pequenas dilatações saciformes
- 6cavidade donde se implantam os dentes
- 7cavidade diminuta, limitada por paredes eretas, que se observa em alguns fungos, polens, sementes, receptáculos, etc
- 8larga porção de um vale fluvial onde se acumulam sedimentos, e que costuma aparecer a jusante de uma garganta
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.