atómico
/ɐ.ˈtɔ.mi.ku/
The verdict
“atómico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,626 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,626
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo ao átomo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atómico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɐ.ˈtɔ.mi.ku/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,626 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atómico” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
atómico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,626 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɐ.ˈtɔ.mi.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
atómico has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is atómico, spelled A-T-Ó-M-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1relativo ao átomo
- 2de efeitos rápidos e energéticos
- 3referente ao núcleo atómico
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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Using “atómico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-T-Ó-M-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.ˈtɔ.mi.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.