azevinho

/ɐ.zɨ.ˈvi.ɲu/

//ɐ.zɨ.ˈvi.ɲu// noun

The verdict

“azevinho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,851 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,851
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - arbusto ou árvore de pequeno porte da família das Aquifoliáceas cujos ramos servem de ornamento tradicional nas festas de Natal e Ano Novo - Ilex aquifolium

Corpus desk

Index PT-azevinho · azevinho · Portuguese

azevinho · rank #81,851 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,851
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH baralhar

Nearest frequency peer: baralhar (+3 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 “azevinho”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for azevinho
PropertyValue
Headwordazevinho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.zɨ.ˈvi.ɲu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,851
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “azevinho” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).azevinhocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “baralhar” (#81,854), “Bizâncio” (#81,865), “arrojo” (#81,833). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “azevinho” fica em #81,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

azevinho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,851 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.zɨ.ˈvi.ɲu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "arbusto ou árvore de pequeno porte da família das Aquifoliáceas cujos ramos servem de ornamento tradicional nas festas de Natal e Ano Novo - Ilex aquifolium".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for azevinho, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is azevinho, spelled A-Z-E-V-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    arbusto ou árvore de pequeno porte da família das Aquifoliáceas cujos ramos servem de ornamento tradicional nas festas de Natal e Ano Novo - Ilex aquifolium

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 "azevinho"?
"azevinho" is spelled A-Z-E-V-I-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.zɨ.ˈvi.ɲu/.
What does "azevinho" mean?
As a noun, "azevinho" means: arbusto ou árvore de pequeno porte da família das Aquifoliáceas cujos ramos servem de ornamento tradicional nas festas de Natal e Ano Novo - Ilex aquifolium
How do you pronounce "azevinho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "azevinho" is /ɐ.zɨ.ˈvi.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "azevinho" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list