caruncho
/kɐ.ˈɾũ.ʃu/
The verdict
“caruncho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inseto que corrói a madeira
Corpus desk
Index PT-caruncho · caruncho · Portuguese
caruncho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | caruncho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɐ.ˈɾũ.ʃu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “caruncho” em português
Rare enough to double-check
caruncho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.ˈɾũ.ʃu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for caruncho in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is caruncho, spelled C-A-R-U-N-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1inseto que corrói a madeira
- 2carcoma
- 3podridão
- 4velhice
- 5raça de suínos
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.