apócrifo
The verdict
“apócrifo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,894 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,894
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se de texto ou obra que não tem autenticidade confirmada
Corpus desk
Index PT-apocrifo · apócrifo · Portuguese
apócrifo · rank #76,894 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,894
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH apre
Nearest frequency peer: apre (-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 “apócrifo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- alguien
alguien
23,128 corpus weight
- apre
apre
23,111 corpus weight
- apócrifo
apócrifo
23,107 corpus weight
- arrebitado
arrebitado
23,096 corpus weight
- arreio
arreio
23,095 corpus weight
- artrose
artrose
23,091 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “apócrifo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apócrifo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #76,894 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “apócrifo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
apócrifo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,894 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se de texto ou obra que não tem autenticidade confirmada".
No misspelling variants are generated for apócrifo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is apócrifo, spelled A-P-Ó-C-R-I-F-O.
Definition
- 1diz-se de texto ou obra que não tem autenticidade confirmada
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apócrifo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Esse tipo de processo licitatório apócrifo (sem identificação do proponente) foi desenvolvido pela Petrobrás em 2007, após a estatal ter os contratos de agências publicitárias questionados pelo Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) em 2006.
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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