azinheira
/ɐ.zi.ˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“azinheira” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - árvore da família das Fagáceas cultivada ou espontânea em Portugal – Quercus rotundifolia ou Quercus ilex
Corpus desk
Index PT-azinheira · azinheira · Portuguese
azinheira · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | azinheira |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.zi.ˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “azinheira” em português
Rare enough to double-check
azinheira is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.zi.ˈɲɐj.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "árvore da família das Fagáceas cultivada ou espontânea em Portugal – Quercus rotundifolia ou Quercus ilex".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for azinheira, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is azinheira, spelled A-Z-I-N-H-E-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1árvore da família das Fagáceas cultivada ou espontânea em Portugal – Quercus rotundifolia ou Quercus ilex
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how azinheira appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“À sombra duma azinheira / que já não sabia a idade, / jurei ter por companheira, / Grândola, a tua vontade” – primeira quadra da canção “Grândola, Vila Morena”, do cantautor português José Afonso
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.