degree
/dɪˈɡɹiː/
The verdict
“degree” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,011 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,011
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grau
Corpus desk
Index PT-degree · degree · Portuguese
degree · rank #51,011 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,011
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH cracker
Nearest frequency peer: cracker (-12 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 “degree”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- contraprodu…
contraproducente
49,017 corpus weight
- corrosivo
corrosivo
49,011 corpus weight
- cracker
cracker
49,002 corpus weight
- degree
degree
48,990 corpus weight
- desmotivar
desmotivar
48,973 corpus weight
- desordenado
desordenado
48,971 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “degree” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | degree |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˈɡɹiː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #51,011 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “degree” em português
Rare enough to double-check
degree is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,011 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪˈɡɹiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for degree, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is degree, spelled D-E-G-R-E-E.
Definition
- 1grau
- 2graduação universitária
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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