binômio

/bi.ˈno.mju/

//bi.ˈno.mju// noun

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The verdict

“binômio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,271 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,271
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expressão algébrica que consiste em dois termos ligados por um sinal de mais ou de menos

Corpus desk

Index PT-binomio · binômio · Portuguese

binômio · rank #72,271 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,271
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH biodisponibil…

Nearest frequency peer: biodisponibilidade (+1 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 “binômio”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for binômio
PropertyValue
Headwordbinômio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bi.ˈno.mju/
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,271
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “binômio” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).binômiocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “biodisponibilidade” (#72,272), “bisão” (#72,274), “bor” (#72,280). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “binômio” fica em #72,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

binômio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,271 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bi.ˈno.mju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for binômio, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is binômio, spelled B-I-N-Ô-M-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    expressão algébrica que consiste em dois termos ligados por um sinal de mais ou de menos
  2. 2
    nome científico de uma espécie composto de dois termos em latim: um substantivo, que designa o gênero, e um adjetivo, que designa a espécie (por exemplo, Oryza sativa, o arroz)

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 "binômio"?
"binômio" is spelled B-I-N-Ô-M-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bi.ˈno.mju/.
What does "binômio" mean?
As a noun, "binômio" means: expressão algébrica que consiste em dois termos ligados por um sinal de mais ou de menos
How do you pronounce "binômio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "binômio" is /bi.ˈno.mju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "binômio" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

barcaça#72,260arrocho#72,244cooptar#72,344cosseno#72,350

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list