colmo
/ˈkoɫ.mu/
The verdict
“colmo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,273 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,273
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - palha, mais concretamente a que serve para cobrir as casas, que não é usada para alimentação do gado
Corpus desk
Index PT-colmo · colmo · Portuguese
colmo · rank #86,273 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,273
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH concisão
Nearest frequency peer: concisão (+11 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 “colmo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- chicana
chicana
13,748 corpus weight
- chicha
chicha
13,747 corpus weight
- colmo
colmo
13,728 corpus weight
- concisão
concisão
13,717 corpus weight
- convictamen…
convictamente
13,705 corpus weight
- corola
corola
13,702 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “colmo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colmo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkoɫ.mu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #86,273 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “colmo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
colmo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,273 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkoɫ.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "palha, mais concretamente a que serve para cobrir as casas, que não é usada para alimentação do gado".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for colmo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is colmo, spelled C-O-L-M-O.
Definition
- 1palha, mais concretamente a que serve para cobrir as casas, que não é usada para alimentação do gado
Synonyms
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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