clepsidra
/klɛ.ˈpsi.dɾɐ/
The verdict
“clepsidra” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relógio de água
Corpus desk
Index PT-clepsidra · clepsidra · Portuguese
clepsidra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | clepsidra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /klɛ.ˈpsi.dɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “clepsidra” em português
Rare enough to double-check
clepsidra is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /klɛ.ˈpsi.dɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relógio de água".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for clepsidra, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 clepsidra, spelled C-L-E-P-S-I-D-R-A.
Definition
- 1relógio de água
This word in other languages
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.