conspícuo

adj

The verdict

“conspícuo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - visível, que se pode ver

Corpus desk

Index PT-conspicuo · conspícuo · Portuguese

conspícuo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for conspícuo
PropertyValue
Headwordconspícuo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “conspícuo” em português

conspícuoestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

conspícuo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for conspícuo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 conspícuo, spelled C-O-N-S-P-Í-C-U-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    visível, que se pode ver
  2. 2
    notável, eminente, distinto, ilustre
  3. 3
    sério, grave, respeitável
  4. 4
    nas ciências biológicas (inclusive na paleontologia), aquilo ou aquele que serve para caracterização de uma espécie, grupo, gênero, etc., ou ainda em fósseis, sedimentos; que é típico de um indivíduo, espécie, gênero, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how conspícuo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A vergonha tornou-se-lhe conspícua na face ruborizada.
  2. Um conspícuo membro da sociedade fez o discurso de saudação.

Synonyms

evidenteperceptívelcélebrevetustoegrégiocircunspectoexemplarparadigmático

Antonyms

inconspícuo

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conspícuo"?
"conspícuo" is spelled C-O-N-S-P-Í-C-U-O.
What does "conspícuo" mean?
As an adjective, "conspícuo" means: visível, que se pode ver
What language does "conspícuo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list