choroso
/ʃu.ˈɾo.zu/
The verdict
“choroso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,578 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,578
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que chora, que está em prantos; lacrimoso
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | choroso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʃu.ˈɾo.zu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #74,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “choroso” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
choroso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,578 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʃu.ˈɾo.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for choroso, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 choroso, spelled C-H-O-R-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1que chora, que está em prantos; lacrimoso
- 2que verte lágrimas ou em que há vestígio delas
- 3(Derivação: sentido figurado) que indica tristeza, sofrimento, lástima
- 4(Derivação: sentido figurado) que se desgostou; sentido, magoado
- 5(Derivação: sentido figurado) que suscita emoção fácil; sentimental; piegas
- 6(Derivação: sentido figurado) que soa de modo triste, que geme
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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.
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Using “choroso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-H-O-R-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʃu.ˈɾo.zu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.