cérebro de passarinho

phrase

The verdict

“cérebro de passarinho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alguém que não é muito inteligente

Corpus desk

Index PT-cerebro-de-passarinho · cérebro de passarinho · Portuguese

cérebro de passarinho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for cérebro de passarinho
PropertyValue
Headwordcérebro de passarinho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cérebro de passarinho” em português

cérebro de passarinhofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cérebro de passarinho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alguém que não é muito inteligente".

Zero misspellings are on record for cérebro de passarinho in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is cérebro de passarinho, spelled C-É-R-E-B-R-O- -D-E- -P-A-S-S-A-R-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    alguém que não é muito inteligente

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cérebro de passarinho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Em Busca do Meu Malandro
  2. “Apenas ajude

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cérebro de passarinho"?
"cérebro de passarinho" is spelled C-É-R-E-B-R-O- -D-E- -P-A-S-S-A-R-I-N-H-O.
What does "cérebro de passarinho" mean?
As a phrase, "cérebro de passarinho" means: alguém que não é muito inteligente
What language does "cérebro de passarinho" come from?
"cérebro de passarinho" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list