ciclone tropical
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 September 3, 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...
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Index PT-ciclone-tropical · ciclone tropical · Portuguese
ciclone tropical · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ciclone tropical |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ciclone tropical” em português
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
- 1sistema 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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ciclone tropical appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As inundações causadas por quase 30 centímetros de chuva causada por um ciclone tropical mataram pelo menos 46 pessoas e deslocaram mais de 25 mil.
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.