colibri
/ko.li.ˈbɾi/
The verdict
“colibri” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,637 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,637
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ave da família dos troquilídeos
Corpus desk
Index PT-colibri · colibri · Portuguese
colibri · rank #52,637 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,637
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH cobalt
Nearest frequency peer: cobalt (-3 rank slots)
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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “colibri”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- carretel
carretel
47,384 corpus weight
- chulé
chulé
47,373 corpus weight
- cobalt
cobalt
47,367 corpus weight
- colibri
colibri
47,364 corpus weight
- criacionismo
criacionismo
47,350 corpus weight
- cruzeirense
cruzeirense
47,348 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “colibri” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colibri |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ko.li.ˈbɾi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,637 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “colibri” em português
Rare enough to double-check
colibri is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,637 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ko.li.ˈbɾi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ave da família dos troquilídeos".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for colibri, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is colibri, spelled C-O-L-I-B-R-I.
Definition
- 1ave da família dos troquilídeos
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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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