carriço

/kɐ.'ri.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'ri.θʊ/

//kɐ.'ri.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'ri.θʊ// noun

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The verdict

“carriço” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,379 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,379
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - carriço (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Key facts for carriço
PropertyValue
Headwordcarriço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.'ri.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'ri.θʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “carriço” 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). carriço 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

carriço is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,379 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.'ri.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'ri.θʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

carriço doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is carriço, spelled C-A-R-R-I-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    carriço (Troglodytes troglodytes)
  2. 2
    pessoa, animal ou coisa muito pequenos
  3. 3
    gaivina (Sterna hirundo)
  4. 4
    giesta da espécie Genista berberidea; recebe também o nome alguma espécie de queiró
  5. 5
    cana silvestre
  6. 6
    poácea da espécie Festuca paniculata
  7. 7
    carriço (Phragmites australis)
  8. 8
    gramínea da espécie Carex nigra
  9. 9
    lúpulo (Humulus lupulus)
  10. 10
    o conjunto de caruma ou folha seca de pinheiro
  11. 11
    rascasso-de-pintas (Scorpaena porcus)

Synonyms

carriçagarriço

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 "carriço"?
"carriço" is spelled C-A-R-R-I-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.'ri.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'ri.θʊ/.
What does "carriço" mean?
As a noun, "carriço" means: carriço (Troglodytes troglodytes)
How do you pronounce "carriço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carriço" is /kɐ.'ri.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'ri.θʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carriço" come from?
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Using “carriço”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-R-R-I-Ç-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɐ.'ri.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'ri.θʊ/ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list