beija-flor
/ˈbej.ʒa ˈfloɹ/
The verdict
“beija-flor” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ave da família dos troquilídeos
Corpus desk
Index PT-beija-flor · beija-flor · Portuguese
beija-flor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | beija-flor |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbej.ʒa ˈfloɹ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “beija-flor” em português
Rare enough to double-check
beija-flor is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbej.ʒa ˈfloɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ave da família dos troquilídeos".
beija-flor has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is beija-flor, spelled B-E-I-J-A---F-L-O-R.
Definition
- 1ave da família dos troquilídeos
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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.