corredeira
The verdict
“corredeira” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,948 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,948
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trecho de um riacho, raso, de alta velocidade, com fundo de cascalho e pequenas pedras
Corpus desk
Index PT-corredeira · corredeira · Portuguese
corredeira · rank #81,948 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,948
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH criterioso
Nearest frequency peer: criterioso (+6 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 “corredeira”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- colagénio
colagénio
18,074 corpus weight
- confidência
confidência
18,064 corpus weight
- corredeira
corredeira
18,053 corpus weight
- criterioso
criterioso
18,047 corpus weight
- cronicamente
cronicamente
18,046 corpus weight
- deleção
deleção
18,029 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “corredeira” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corredeira |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #81,948 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “corredeira” em português
Rare enough to double-check
corredeira is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,948 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "trecho de um riacho, raso, de alta velocidade, com fundo de cascalho e pequenas pedras".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for corredeira, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is corredeira, spelled C-O-R-R-E-D-E-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1trecho de um riacho, raso, de alta velocidade, com fundo de cascalho e pequenas pedras
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how corredeira appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Logo, a autora Glória Perez valeu-se da capacidade que a "obra aberta" tem de se reinventar quando o barco já está na corredeira, e chegou à reta final com grande sucesso, com seus bordões hindi na boca do povo.
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.
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