arborícola
The verdict
“arborícola” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que vive em árvores
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arborícola |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arborícola” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
arborícola is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for arborícola in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is arborícola, spelled A-R-B-O-R-Í-C-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1que vive em árvores
- 2que se desenvolve ou habita em ambiente arbóreo
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 “arborícola”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-B-O-R-Í-C-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.