corrosivo

/ku.Ru.ˈzi.vu/

//ku.Ru.ˈzi.vu// adj

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The verdict

“corrosivo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,990 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,990
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que corrói

Corpus desk

Index PT-corrosivo · corrosivo · Portuguese

corrosivo · rank #50,990 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,990
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH contraproduce…

Nearest frequency peer: contraproducente (-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 “corrosivo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corrosivo
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrosivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ku.Ru.ˈzi.vu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,990
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “corrosivo” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).corrosivocai 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: “contraproducente” (#50,984), “cracker” (#50,999), “confete” (#50,976). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “corrosivo” fica em #50,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corrosivo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,990 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ku.Ru.ˈzi.vu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

corrosivo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is corrosivo, spelled C-O-R-R-O-S-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que corrói
  2. 2
    que destrói, que desorganiza

This word in other languages

corrosive(English)corrosivo(Español)corrosif(Français)

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 "corrosivo"?
"corrosivo" is spelled C-O-R-R-O-S-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.Ru.ˈzi.vu/.
What does "corrosivo" mean?
As an adjective, "corrosivo" means: que corrói
How do you pronounce "corrosivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corrosivo" is /ku.Ru.ˈzi.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corrosivo" come from?
"corrosivo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "corrosivo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caballero#50,938biometria#50,922felicitar#51,082apimentar#50,888

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list