ardósia

noun

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The verdict

“ardósia” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #56,525 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,525
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - xisto argiloso, de cor preta ou cinza, que se separa facilmente em folhas e serve para cobrir casas

Key facts for ardósia
PropertyValue
Headwordardósia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,525
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ardósia” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ardósia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ardósia is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #56,525 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ardósia, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ardósia, spelled A-R-D-Ó-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    xisto argiloso, de cor preta ou cinza, que se separa facilmente em folhas e serve para cobrir casas
  2. 2
    lousa, de ardósia ou não, onde se escreve ou desenha com ponteiro da mesma pedra, ou giz

Synonyms

lousa

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 "ardósia"?
"ardósia" is spelled A-R-D-Ó-S-I-A.
What does "ardósia" mean?
As a noun, "ardósia" means: xisto argiloso, de cor preta ou cinza, que se separa facilmente em folhas e serve para cobrir casas
What language does "ardósia" come from?
"ardósia" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ardósia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-D-Ó-S-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list