ano bissexto
The verdict
“ano bissexto” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ano que consiste em 366 dias, em vez dos 365 normais
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ano bissexto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ano bissexto” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ano bissexto is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ano que consiste em 366 dias, em vez dos 365 normais".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ano bissexto, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ano bissexto, spelled A-N-O- -B-I-S-S-E-X-T-O.
Definition
- 1ano que consiste em 366 dias, em vez dos 365 normais
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.
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Using “ano bissexto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-N-O- -B-I-S-S-E-X-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.