conjuntiva

/kõ.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/

//kõ.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vɐ// noun

The verdict

“conjuntiva” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,617 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,617
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - membrana mucosa dos olhos dos vertebrados que reveste a parte interna da pálpebra e parte da córnea, recobrindo a esclerótica, protegendo as partes internas do globo ocular e permitindo-lhe a lubri...

Corpus desk

Index PT-conjuntiva · conjuntiva · Portuguese

conjuntiva · rank #71,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,617
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH concernente

Nearest frequency peer: concernente (-5 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 “conjuntiva”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “conjuntiva” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for conjuntiva
PropertyValue
Headwordconjuntiva
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,617
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “conjuntiva” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).conjuntivacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “concernente” (#71,612), “completely” (#71,611), “companion” (#71,609). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “conjuntiva” fica em #71,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

conjuntiva is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,617 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kõ.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "membrana mucosa dos olhos dos vertebrados que reveste a parte interna da pálpebra e parte da córnea, recobrindo a esclerótica, protegendo as partes internas do globo ocular e permitindo-lhe a lubri...".

conjuntiva doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is conjuntiva, spelled C-O-N-J-U-N-T-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    membrana mucosa dos olhos dos vertebrados que reveste a parte interna da pálpebra e parte da córnea, recobrindo a esclerótica, protegendo as partes internas do globo ocular e permitindo-lhe a lubrificação

Synonyms

alvatúnica conjuntiva

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conjuntiva"?
"conjuntiva" is spelled C-O-N-J-U-N-T-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/.
What does "conjuntiva" mean?
As a noun, "conjuntiva" means: membrana mucosa dos olhos dos vertebrados que reveste a parte interna da pálpebra e parte da córnea, recobrindo a esclerótica, protegendo as partes internas do globo ocular e permitindo-lhe a lubri...
How do you pronounce "conjuntiva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conjuntiva" is /kõ.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conjuntiva" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conjuntiva", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list