caramuru

/ka.ɾa.mu.ˈɾu/

//ka.ɾa.mu.ˈɾu// noun

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The verdict

“caramuru” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,771 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,771
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - moreia

Corpus desk

Index PT-caramuru · caramuru · Portuguese

caramuru · rank #77,771 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,771
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH captor

Nearest frequency peer: captor (-2 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 “caramuru”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for caramuru
PropertyValue
Headwordcaramuru
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ka.ɾa.mu.ˈɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,771
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “caramuru” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “captor” (#77,769), “categórico” (#77,775), “cay” (#77,776). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “caramuru” fica em #77,771. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

caramuru is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,771 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ka.ɾa.mu.ˈɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for caramuru in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is caramuru, spelled C-A-R-A-M-U-R-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    moreia
  2. 2
    nome que os índios davam aos exploradores portugueses
  3. 3
    nome que os farroupilhas davam aos soldados imperiais

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 "caramuru"?
"caramuru" is spelled C-A-R-A-M-U-R-U. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.ɾa.mu.ˈɾu/.
What does "caramuru" mean?
As a noun, "caramuru" means: moreia
How do you pronounce "caramuru"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caramuru" is /ka.ɾa.mu.ˈɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caramuru" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calhorda#77,760contrast#77,822Achilles#77,655gigabyte#78,002

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list