dinossauro
/d͡ʒi.noˈsaw.ɾu/ [d͡ʒi.noˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]
The verdict
“dinossauro” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,269 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,269
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grupo de inúmeros géneros/gêneros de animais, originalmente bípedes e depois também quadrúpedes, via de regra ovíparos, divididos em duas ordens (ornitísquios e saurísquios, que inclui as aves), co...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dinossauro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /d͡ʒi.noˈsaw.ɾu/ [d͡ʒi.noˈsaʊ̯.ɾu] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #13,269 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dinossauro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for dinossauro is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /d͡ʒi.noˈsaw.ɾu/ [d͡ʒi.noˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,269 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dinossauro, with forms such as "ddinossauro", "dinnossauro", and "dinosasuro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is dinossauro, spelled D-I-N-O-S-S-A-U-R-O.
Definition
- 1grupo de inúmeros géneros/gêneros de animais, originalmente bípedes e depois também quadrúpedes, via de regra ovíparos, divididos em duas ordens (ornitísquios e saurísquios, que inclui as aves), com morfologia e tamanho amplamente variados, neste último caso apresentando os maiores animais terrestres tanto na carnivoria quanto na herbivoria (com os saurópodes atingindo até 18 metros de altura e 37 metros de comprimento, com peso de até 100 toneladas), extintos (exceto as aves) há cerca de 65 milhões de anos
- 2cada um dos animais desse grupo
- 3pessoa ou organização antiga em uma função ou atividade
- 4pessoa, objeto ou instituição ultrapassados; aquele ou aquilo que é anacrónico/anacrônico, antiquado, obsoleto
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddinossauro,dinnossauro,dinosasuro,dinosauro,dinossaruo,dinossauor,dinossaurro,dinossuaro,dinsosauro,dionssauro,dniossauro,idnossauro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dinossauro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “dinossauro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-I-N-O-S-S-A-U-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /d͡ʒi.noˈsaw.ɾu/ [d͡ʒi.noˈsaʊ̯.ɾu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.