chuvisco

/ʃu.ˈviʃ.ku/

//ʃu.ˈviʃ.ku// noun

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The verdict

“chuvisco” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,206 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,206
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diminutivo de chuva

Key facts for chuvisco
PropertyValue
Headwordchuvisco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃu.ˈviʃ.ku/
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chuvisco” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chuvisco lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chuvisco is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,206 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃu.ˈviʃ.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diminutivo de chuva".

chuvisco has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is chuvisco, spelled C-H-U-V-I-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diminutivo de chuva

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 "chuvisco"?
"chuvisco" is spelled C-H-U-V-I-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃu.ˈviʃ.ku/.
What does "chuvisco" mean?
As a noun, "chuvisco" means: diminutivo de chuva
How do you pronounce "chuvisco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chuvisco" is /ʃu.ˈviʃ.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chuvisco" come from?
"chuvisco" 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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Using “chuvisco”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-H-U-V-I-S-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʃu.ˈviʃ.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list