claraboia

/kla.ɾɐ.ˈbɔj.ɐ/

//kla.ɾɐ.ˈbɔj.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“claraboia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,849 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,849
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - janela no telhado, estrutura envidraçada que ilumina e permite a ventilação

Key facts for claraboia
PropertyValue
Headwordclaraboia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kla.ɾɐ.ˈbɔj.ɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “claraboia” 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). claraboia 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

claraboia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,849 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kla.ɾɐ.ˈbɔj.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "janela no telhado, estrutura envidraçada que ilumina e permite a ventilação".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for claraboia, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is claraboia, spelled C-L-A-R-A-B-O-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    janela no telhado, estrutura envidraçada que ilumina e permite a ventilação

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 "claraboia"?
"claraboia" is spelled C-L-A-R-A-B-O-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kla.ɾɐ.ˈbɔj.ɐ/.
What does "claraboia" mean?
As a noun, "claraboia" means: janela no telhado, estrutura envidraçada que ilumina e permite a ventilação
How do you pronounce "claraboia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "claraboia" is /kla.ɾɐ.ˈbɔj.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "claraboia" come from?
"claraboia" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “claraboia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-L-A-R-A-B-O-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kla.ɾɐ.ˈbɔj.ɐ/ (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