comensal
/ko.mẽ.ˈsaw/
The verdict
“comensal” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,138 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,138
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diz-se de cada um daqueles que comem juntos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | comensal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ko.mẽ.ˈsaw/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #70,138 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “comensal” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
comensal is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,138 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ko.mẽ.ˈsaw/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for comensal in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is comensal, spelled C-O-M-E-N-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1diz-se de cada um daqueles que comem juntos
- 2diz-se dos organismos que vivem em comensalismo
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 “comensal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-M-E-N-S-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ko.mẽ.ˈsaw/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.