decalque
/dɨ.ˈkaɫ.kɨ/
The verdict
“decalque” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,288 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,288
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - imitação
Corpus desk
Index PT-decalque · decalque · Portuguese
decalque · rank #80,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,288
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH definitely
Nearest frequency peer: definitely (+7 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 “decalque”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- decalque
decalque
19,713 corpus weight
- definitely
definitely
19,706 corpus weight
- dine
dine
19,682 corpus weight
- discográfico
discográfico
19,680 corpus weight
- econometria
econometria
19,666 corpus weight
- eletrodomés…
eletrodoméstico
19,662 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “decalque” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decalque |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɨ.ˈkaɫ.kɨ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #80,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “decalque” em português
Rare enough to double-check
decalque is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,288 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɨ.ˈkaɫ.kɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
decalque has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is decalque, spelled D-E-C-A-L-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1imitação
- 2cópia de uma imagem em papel vegetal, a fim de reproduzi-la posteriormente em outro local
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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