ciclone tropical

phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sistema de tempestades com ventos que circulam na forma de espiral em alta velocidade caracterizado por um centro de baixa pressão, ventos fortes e um arranjo circular que produzem chuvas fortes, v...

Key facts for ciclone tropical
PropertyValue
Headwordciclone tropical
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ciclone tropical” sits in Portuguese frequency

ciclone tropical falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ciclone tropical is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sistema de tempestades com ventos que circulam na forma de espiral em alta velocidade caracterizado por um centro de baixa pressão, ventos fortes e um arranjo circular que produzem chuvas fortes, v...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ciclone tropical, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ciclone tropical, spelled C-I-C-L-O-N-E- -T-R-O-P-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    sistema de tempestades com ventos que circulam na forma de espiral em alta velocidade caracterizado por um centro de baixa pressão, ventos fortes e um arranjo circular que produzem chuvas fortes, variando em força crescente

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 "ciclone tropical"?
"ciclone tropical" is spelled C-I-C-L-O-N-E- -T-R-O-P-I-C-A-L.
What does "ciclone tropical" mean?
As a phrase, "ciclone tropical" means: sistema de tempestades com ventos que circulam na forma de espiral em alta velocidade caracterizado por um centro de baixa pressão, ventos fortes e um arranjo circular que produzem chuvas fortes, v...
What language does "ciclone tropical" come from?
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Using “ciclone tropical”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-I-C-L-O-N-E- -T-R-O-P-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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