dois-pontos
/ˌdojsˈpõ.tus/
The verdict
“dois-pontos” 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) - (:) sinal de pontuação que se coloca ao final de uma frase, para uma breve pausa e como sinal de continuação da ideia com exemplos, citações, enumeração ou maior clareza daquilo que se disse e, ain...
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Index PT-dois-pontos · dois-pontos · Portuguese
dois-pontos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dois-pontos |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdojsˈpõ.tus/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “dois-pontos” em português
Rare enough to double-check
dois-pontos is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdojsˈpõ.tus/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dois-pontos has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is dois-pontos, spelled D-O-I-S---P-O-N-T-O-S.
Definition
- 1(:) sinal de pontuação que se coloca ao final de uma frase, para uma breve pausa e como sinal de continuação da ideia com exemplos, citações, enumeração ou maior clareza daquilo que se disse e, ainda, após um vocativo (como em cartas e correspondências oficiais - ofícios, requerimentos, etc)
- 2expressão catafórica usada na fala para dar ênfase ao que será declarado
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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.