amaranto
The verdict
“amaranto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,484 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,484
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gênero botânico da família Amaranthaceae
Corpus desk
Index PT-amaranto · amaranto · Portuguese
amaranto · rank #71,484 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,484
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH alvejar
Nearest frequency peer: alvejar (-1 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 “amaranto”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- alvejar
alvejar
28,518 corpus weight
- amaranto
amaranto
28,517 corpus weight
- ambidestro
ambidestro
28,515 corpus weight
- ancient
ancient
28,512 corpus weight
- apartar
apartar
28,509 corpus weight
- argônio
argônio
28,505 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “amaranto” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amaranto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,484 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “amaranto” em português
Rare enough to double-check
amaranto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,484 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gênero botânico da família Amaranthaceae".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for amaranto, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is amaranto, spelled A-M-A-R-A-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1gênero botânico da família Amaranthaceae
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how amaranto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Que é feito deste sonho, o cofre aberto
Que recebia as gotas de meu pranto,
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.
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