colérico
/ku.ˈlɛ.ɾi.ku/
The verdict
“colérico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #91,734 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,734
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cheio de cólera
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colérico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ku.ˈlɛ.ɾi.ku/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #91,734 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “colérico” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
colérico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #91,734 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ku.ˈlɛ.ɾi.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for colérico, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is colérico, spelled C-O-L-É-R-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1cheio de cólera
- 2indignado
- 3propenso à cólera
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “colérico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-L-É-R-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ku.ˈlɛ.ɾi.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
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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.