arrocho

/a.ˈχo.ʃu/

//a.ˈχo.ʃu// noun

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The verdict

“arrocho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,244 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,244
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de arrochar

Corpus desk

Index PT-arrocho · arrocho · Portuguese

arrocho · rank #72,244 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,244
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrendatário

Nearest frequency peer: arrendatário (-1 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 “arrocho”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arrocho
PropertyValue
Headwordarrocho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.ˈχo.ʃu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “arrocho” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).arrochocai 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: “arrendatário” (#72,243), “bago” (#72,256), “barcaça” (#72,260). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “arrocho” fica em #72,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrocho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,244 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /a.ˈχo.ʃu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for arrocho, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is arrocho, spelled A-R-R-O-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de arrochar
  2. 2
    pau curto e torto, para apertar as cordas com que se ata um volume, cargas, etc
  3. 3
    cacete
  4. 4
    bordão com que se espanca

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 "arrocho"?
"arrocho" is spelled A-R-R-O-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /a.ˈχo.ʃu/.
What does "arrocho" mean?
As a noun, "arrocho" means: ato de arrochar
How do you pronounce "arrocho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrocho" is /a.ˈχo.ʃu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrocho" come from?
"arrocho" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arrocho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

barcaça#72,260binômio#72,271víveres#72,167vehicle#72,149

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list