centáurea
/sẽ.ˈtaw.ɾjɐ/
The verdict
“centáurea” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequena planta anual de flor azul a violeta, nativa da Europa e pertencente à família Asteraceae
Corpus desk
Index PT-centaurea · centáurea · Portuguese
centáurea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | centáurea |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sẽ.ˈtaw.ɾjɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “centáurea” em português
Rare enough to double-check
centáurea is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sẽ.ˈtaw.ɾjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pequena planta anual de flor azul a violeta, nativa da Europa e pertencente à família Asteraceae".
centáurea doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is centáurea, spelled C-E-N-T-Á-U-R-E-A.
Definition
- 1pequena planta anual de flor azul a violeta, nativa da Europa e pertencente à família Asteraceae
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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.