antílope

/ãⁿ.ˈʧi.lo.pɪ/

//ãⁿ.ˈʧi.lo.pɪ// noun

The verdict

“antílope” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,953 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,953
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - designação comum a diversos mamíferos da família dos bovídeos, (Antilopinae) encontrados na África e na Ásia, de porte variável, menos robustos que os bois e os bisões, com um par de chifres perman...

Corpus desk

Index PT-antilope · antílope · Portuguese

antílope · rank #61,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,953
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH anglófono

Nearest frequency peer: anglófono (-4 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 “antílope”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for antílope
PropertyValue
Headwordantílope
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ãⁿ.ˈʧi.lo.pɪ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “antílope” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “anglófono” (#61,949), “anatomicamente” (#61,946), “anacrônico” (#61,945). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “antílope” fica em #61,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

antílope is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,953 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ãⁿ.ˈʧi.lo.pɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "designação comum a diversos mamíferos da família dos bovídeos, (Antilopinae) encontrados na África e na Ásia, de porte variável, menos robustos que os bois e os bisões, com um par de chifres perman...".

antílope has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is antílope, spelled A-N-T-Í-L-O-P-E.

Definition

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    designação comum a diversos mamíferos da família dos bovídeos, (Antilopinae) encontrados na África e na Ásia, de porte variável, menos robustos que os bois e os bisões, com um par de chifres permanentes, não-ramificados, de tamanhos e conformações diversos

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antílope"?
"antílope" is spelled A-N-T-Í-L-O-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ãⁿ.ˈʧi.lo.pɪ/.
What does "antílope" mean?
As a noun, "antílope" means: designação comum a diversos mamíferos da família dos bovídeos, (Antilopinae) encontrados na África e na Ásia, de porte variável, menos robustos que os bois e os bisões, com um par de chifres perman...
How do you pronounce "antílope"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antílope" is /ãⁿ.ˈʧi.lo.pɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antílope" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "antílope", 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