amarillo

/a.ma.ˈɾi.ʎo/, /a.ma.ˈɾi.ʤo/

//a.ma.ˈɾi.ʎo/, /a.ma.ˈɾi.ʤo// adj

The verdict

“amarillo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,609 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,609
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amarelo

Corpus desk

Index PT-amarillo · amarillo · Portuguese

amarillo · rank #64,609 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,609
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aliciar

Nearest frequency peer: aliciar (-6 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 “amarillo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “amarillo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amarillo
PropertyValue
Headwordamarillo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/a.ma.ˈɾi.ʎo/, /a.ma.ˈɾi.ʤo/
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,609
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “amarillo” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).amarillocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “aliciar” (#64,603), “apreciável” (#64,617), “arrebatador” (#64,624). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “amarillo” fica em #64,609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amarillo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,609 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /a.ma.ˈɾi.ʎo/, /a.ma.ˈɾi.ʤo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

amarillo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is amarillo, spelled A-M-A-R-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    amarelo
  2. 2
    pertecente à raça asiática ou mongólica
  3. 3
    ictérico, que padece de icterícia
  4. 4
    branco, pálido de susto
  5. 5
    covarde, pusilânime
  6. 6
    fura-greve, que não adere a uma greve

Synonyms

mongólicoictéricocobardepusilánimecrumiroesquirolrompehuelgas

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amarillo"?
"amarillo" is spelled A-M-A-R-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /a.ma.ˈɾi.ʎo/, /a.ma.ˈɾi.ʤo/.
What does "amarillo" mean?
As an adjective, "amarillo" means: amarelo
How do you pronounce "amarillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amarillo" is /a.ma.ˈɾi.ʎo/, /a.ma.ˈɾi.ʤo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amarillo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amarillo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list