ariranha
The verdict
“ariranha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,609 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,609
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mamífero semiaquático da família Mustelidae, de nome científico Pteronura brasiliensis, conhecido também como lontra-gigante, nativo da América do Sul, especialmente da Amazônia e do Pantanal
Corpus desk
Index PT-ariranha · ariranha · Portuguese
ariranha · rank #68,609 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,609
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH argumentativo
Nearest frequency peer: argumentativo (-2 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 “ariranha”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- anteparo
anteparo
31,403 corpus weight
- apologista
apologista
31,399 corpus weight
- argumentati…
argumentativo
31,394 corpus weight
- ariranha
ariranha
31,392 corpus weight
- arquitectón…
arquitectónica
31,390 corpus weight
- atarefado
atarefado
31,381 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ariranha” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ariranha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,609 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ariranha” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ariranha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,609 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mamífero semiaquático da família Mustelidae, de nome científico Pteronura brasiliensis, conhecido também como lontra-gigante, nativo da América do Sul, especialmente da Amazônia e do Pantanal".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ariranha, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ariranha, spelled A-R-I-R-A-N-H-A.
Definition
- 1mamífero semiaquático da família Mustelidae, de nome científico Pteronura brasiliensis, conhecido também como lontra-gigante, nativo da América do Sul, especialmente da Amazônia e do Pantanal
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ariranha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A ariranha vive em grupos familiares e se alimenta principalmente de peixes
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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