culhão

noun

The verdict

“culhão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,606 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,606
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-culhao · culhão · Portuguese

culhão · rank #98,606 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,606
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cruzeta

Nearest frequency peer: cruzeta (-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 “culhão”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for culhão
PropertyValue
Headwordculhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,606
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “culhão” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).culhãocai 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: “cruzeta” (#98,604), “cálido” (#98,613), “coulomb” (#98,594). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “culhão” fica em #98,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

culhão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,606 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for culhão in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is culhão, spelled C-U-L-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    testículo
  2. 2
    coragem
  3. 3
    paciência

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dos ditos passados nos acercados do Cassianã: saga amazônica
  2. Que venha tomar o Cassianã, se tem culhão para isso.

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 "culhão"?
"culhão" is spelled C-U-L-H-Ã-O.
What does "culhão" mean?
As a noun, "culhão" means: testículo
What language does "culhão" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list