damasqueiro

/dɐ.mɐʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/

//dɐ.mɐʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu// noun

The verdict

“damasqueiro” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - árvore da família das Rosáceas produtora dos damascos, também conhecida por albricoqueiro, alperceiro e alpercheiro

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Index PT-damasqueiro · damasqueiro · Portuguese

damasqueiro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for damasqueiro
PropertyValue
Headworddamasqueiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɐ.mɐʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “damasqueiro” em português

damasqueirofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

damasqueiro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɐ.mɐʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "árvore da família das Rosáceas produtora dos damascos, também conhecida por albricoqueiro, alperceiro e alpercheiro".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for damasqueiro, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is damasqueiro, spelled D-A-M-A-S-Q-U-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    árvore da família das Rosáceas produtora dos damascos, também conhecida por albricoqueiro, alperceiro e alpercheiro

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "damasqueiro"?
"damasqueiro" is spelled D-A-M-A-S-Q-U-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɐ.mɐʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/.
What does "damasqueiro" mean?
As a noun, "damasqueiro" means: árvore da família das Rosáceas produtora dos damascos, também conhecida por albricoqueiro, alperceiro e alpercheiro
How do you pronounce "damasqueiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "damasqueiro" is /dɐ.mɐʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "damasqueiro" come from?
"damasqueiro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list