cosmético

/koʒ.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/, /koz.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)

//koʒ.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/, /koz.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)/ adj

The verdict

“cosmético” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,744 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,744
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem a função de conservar ou melhorar a aparência da pele ou dos cabelos

Corpus desk

Index PT-cosmetico · cosmético · Portuguese

cosmético · rank #62,744 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,744
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coronárias

Nearest frequency peer: coronárias (-5 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 “cosmético”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cosmético
PropertyValue
Headwordcosmético
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/koʒ.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/, /koz.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,744
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cosmético” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cosméticocai 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: “coronárias” (#62,739), “contista” (#62,734), “cromossoma” (#62,754). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cosmético” fica em #62,744. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cosmético is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,744 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /koʒ.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/, /koz.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que tem a função de conservar ou melhorar a aparência da pele ou dos cabelos".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cosmético in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is cosmético, spelled C-O-S-M-É-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem a função de conservar ou melhorar a aparência da pele ou dos cabelos

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 "cosmético"?
"cosmético" is spelled C-O-S-M-É-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /koʒ.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/, /koz.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
What does "cosmético" mean?
As an adjective, "cosmético" means: que tem a função de conservar ou melhorar a aparência da pele ou dos cabelos
How do you pronounce "cosmético"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cosmético" is /koʒ.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/, /koz.ˈmɛ.ʧi.ku/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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