curo

/ˈkuː.roː/.

//ˈkuː.roː/./ verb

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The verdict

“curo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,107 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,107
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar atenção, fazer por, garantir.

Corpus desk

Index PT-curo · curo · Portuguese

curo · rank #73,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,107
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH demérito

Nearest frequency peer: demérito (+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 “curo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for curo
PropertyValue
Headwordcuro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkuː.roː/.
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “curo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).curocai 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: “demérito” (#73,113), “coupe” (#73,095), “descomplicar” (#73,124). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “curo” fica em #73,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

curo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,107 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈkuː.roː/.. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for curo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is curo, spelled C-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar atenção, fazer por, garantir.
  2. 2
    curar.
  3. 3
    governar, comandar.

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 "curo"?
"curo" is spelled C-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkuː.roː/..
What does "curo" mean?
As a verb, "curo" means: dar atenção, fazer por, garantir.
How do you pronounce "curo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curo" is /ˈkuː.roː/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bubu#73,024esti#73,193fido#73,214über#72,901

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list