correo
/koˈre.o/
The verdict
“correo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,027 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,027
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - correio
Corpus desk
Index PT-correo · correo · Portuguese
correo · rank #68,027 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,027
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH cornija
Nearest frequency peer: cornija (-1 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 “correo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- claim
claim
31,997 corpus weight
- consignação
consignação
31,981 corpus weight
- contorcer
contorcer
31,980 corpus weight
- contracenar
contracenar
31,979 corpus weight
- cornija
cornija
31,975 corpus weight
- correo
correo
31,974 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “correo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | correo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /koˈre.o/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,027 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “correo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
correo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,027 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /koˈre.o/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "correio".
Zero misspellings are on record for correo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is correo, spelled C-O-R-R-E-O.
Definition
- 1correio
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how correo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Entonces, se proporcionó una dirección de correo electrónico para que el tribunal haga su pedido, detallando datos del juicio y cuántas conexiones se requieren.
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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