azevinho
/ɐ.zɨ.ˈvi.ɲu/
The verdict
“azevinho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,851 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,851
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | azevinho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.zɨ.ˈvi.ɲu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,851 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “azevinho” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
azevinho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,851 among 4,352 “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
- 1arbusto 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.
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Using “azevinho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-Z-E-V-I-N-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.zɨ.ˈvi.ɲu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.