culhão
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
- corisco
corisco
1,410 corpus weight
- corneto
corneto
1,409 corpus weight
- coulomb
coulomb
1,407 corpus weight
- cruzeta
cruzeta
1,397 corpus weight
- culhão
culhão
1,395 corpus weight
- cálido
cálido
1,388 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “culhão” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | culhão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #98,606 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “culhão” em português
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
- 1testículo
- 2coragem
- 3paciência
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how culhão appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dos ditos passados nos acercados do Cassianã: saga amazônica
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.
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