cortisona

/kuɾ.ti.ˈzo.nɐ/

//kuɾ.ti.ˈzo.nɐ// noun

The verdict

“cortisona” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,440 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,440
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hormona esteroide produzida no córtex adrenal

Corpus desk

Index PT-cortisona · cortisona · Portuguese

cortisona · rank #75,440 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,440
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cozinheiras

Nearest frequency peer: cozinheiras (+2 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 “cortisona”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cortisona
PropertyValue
Headwordcortisona
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kuɾ.ti.ˈzo.nɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,440
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cortisona” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cortisonacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cozinheiras” (#75,442), “corneteiro” (#75,437), “coqueluche” (#75,436). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cortisona” fica em #75,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cortisona is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,440 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kuɾ.ti.ˈzo.nɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hormona esteroide produzida no córtex adrenal".

Zero misspellings are on record for cortisona in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is cortisona, spelled C-O-R-T-I-S-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    hormona esteroide produzida no córtex adrenal

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 "cortisona"?
"cortisona" is spelled C-O-R-T-I-S-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kuɾ.ti.ˈzo.nɐ/.
What does "cortisona" mean?
As a noun, "cortisona" means: hormona esteroide produzida no córtex adrenal
How do you pronounce "cortisona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cortisona" is /kuɾ.ti.ˈzo.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cortisona" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list