cerviz
/sɨɾ.ˈviʃ/
The verdict
“cerviz” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cachaço
Corpus desk
Index PT-cerviz · cerviz · Portuguese
cerviz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | cerviz |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɨɾ.ˈviʃ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “cerviz” em português
Rare enough to double-check
cerviz is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɨɾ.ˈviʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cerviz, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 cerviz, spelled C-E-R-V-I-Z.
Definition
- 1cachaço
- 2a nuca compreendendo a parte posterior do pescoço
- 3pescoço
- 4cabeça
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.