camundongo

/kɐ.mũˈdõŋ.gʊ/

//kɐ.mũˈdõŋ.gʊ// noun

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The verdict

“camundongo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,609 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,609
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequeno roedor doméstico (Mus musculus):

Key facts for camundongo
PropertyValue
Headwordcamundongo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.mũˈdõŋ.gʊ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,609
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “camundongo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). camundongo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

camundongo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,609 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.mũˈdõŋ.gʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pequeno roedor doméstico (Mus musculus):".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for camundongo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is camundongo, spelled C-A-M-U-N-D-O-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequeno roedor doméstico (Mus musculus):

Synonyms

ratorato-caseirorato-domésticocalungacalungocatitacatitocamondongomondongomuremurganhorato-calungarato-calungatopolino

This word in other languages

mouse(English)ratón(Español)souris(Français)Maus(Deutsch)

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 "camundongo"?
"camundongo" is spelled C-A-M-U-N-D-O-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.mũˈdõŋ.gʊ/.
What does "camundongo" mean?
As a noun, "camundongo" means: pequeno roedor doméstico (Mus musculus):
How do you pronounce "camundongo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "camundongo" is /kɐ.mũˈdõŋ.gʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "camundongo" come from?
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Using “camundongo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-M-U-N-D-O-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɐ.mũˈdõŋ.gʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list