corcova
The verdict
“corcova” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - linha curva; volume pronunciadamente convexo que se sobressai de uma superfície
Corpus desk
Index PT-corcova · corcova · Portuguese
corcova · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corcova |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “corcova” em português
Rare enough to double-check
corcova is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for corcova, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is corcova, spelled C-O-R-C-O-V-A.
Definition
- 1linha curva; volume pronunciadamente convexo que se sobressai de uma superfície
- 2/ saliência no corpo humano ou de outro animal, principalmente no dorso
- 3elevação acentuada no terreno
- 4curva
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how corcova appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O camelo tem duas corcovas e o dromedário apenas uma.
Zebu é o boi de corcova.
Synonyms
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.