cheiro-verde

noun

The verdict

“cheiro-verde” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mistura de salsinha e cebolinha usada como tempero aromático em preparaçãoes culinárias

Corpus desk

Index PT-cheiro-verde · cheiro-verde · Portuguese

cheiro-verde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for cheiro-verde
PropertyValue
Headwordcheiro-verde
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cheiro-verde” em português

cheiro-verdefica 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

cheiro-verde is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mistura de salsinha e cebolinha usada como tempero aromático em preparaçãoes culinárias".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cheiro-verde, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cheiro-verde, spelled C-H-E-I-R-O---V-E-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mistura de salsinha e cebolinha usada como tempero aromático em preparaçãoes culinárias

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cheiro-verde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ela finalizou o prato com cheiro-verde picado

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 "cheiro-verde"?
"cheiro-verde" is spelled C-H-E-I-R-O---V-E-R-D-E.
What does "cheiro-verde" mean?
As a noun, "cheiro-verde" means: mistura de salsinha e cebolinha usada como tempero aromático em preparaçãoes culinárias
What language does "cheiro-verde" come from?
"cheiro-verde" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list