corredeira

noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corredeira
PropertyValue
Headwordcorredeira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,948
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “corredeira” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).corredeiracai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “criterioso” (#81,954), “cronicamente” (#81,955), “confidência” (#81,937). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “corredeira” fica em #81,948. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    trecho de um riacho, raso, de alta velocidade, com fundo de cascalho e pequenas pedras

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

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); 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 "corredeira"?
"corredeira" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-D-E-I-R-A.
What does "corredeira" mean?
As a noun, "corredeira" means: trecho de um riacho, raso, de alta velocidade, com fundo de cascalho e pequenas pedras
What language does "corredeira" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "corredeira", 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