chicória

/ʃi.ˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/

//ʃi.ˈkɔ.ɾjɐ// noun

The verdict

“chicória” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,001 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,001
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nome vulgar de plantas herbáceas da família das Compostas, como a chicória-do-café, chicória-brava, chicória-crespa, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-chicoria · chicória · Portuguese

chicória · rank #68,001 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,001
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH claim

Nearest frequency peer: claim (+3 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “chicória”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “chicória” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chicória
PropertyValue
Headwordchicória
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃi.ˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,001
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “chicória” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).chicóriacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “claim” (#68,004), “caxiense” (#67,994), “carril” (#67,990). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chicória” fica em #68,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chicória is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,001 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃi.ˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chicória, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is chicória, spelled C-H-I-C-Ó-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome vulgar de plantas herbáceas da família das Compostas, como a chicória-do-café, chicória-brava, chicória-crespa, etc
  2. 2
    pessoa impertinente e egoísta

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chicória"?
"chicória" is spelled C-H-I-C-Ó-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃi.ˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/.
What does "chicória" mean?
As a noun, "chicória" means: nome vulgar de plantas herbáceas da família das Compostas, como a chicória-do-café, chicória-brava, chicória-crespa, etc
How do you pronounce "chicória"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chicória" is /ʃi.ˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chicória", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list