daninho

/dɐ.ˈni.ɲu/

//dɐ.ˈni.ɲu// adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-daninho · daninho · Portuguese

daninho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 daninho
PropertyValue
Headworddaninho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɐ.ˈni.ɲu/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “daninho” em português

daninhonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

daninho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɐ.ˈni.ɲu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for daninho in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is daninho, spelled D-A-N-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    prejudicial
  2. 2
    nocivo

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 "daninho"?
"daninho" is spelled D-A-N-I-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɐ.ˈni.ɲu/.
What does "daninho" mean?
As an adjective, "daninho" means: prejudicial
How do you pronounce "daninho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "daninho" is /dɐ.ˈni.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list