drawing

/ˈdɹɔ.ɪŋ(ɡ)/

//ˈdɹɔ.ɪŋ(ɡ)// noun

The verdict

“drawing” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,129 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,129
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-drawing · drawing · Portuguese

drawing · rank #62,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,129
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dildo

Nearest frequency peer: dildo (-13 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 “drawing”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “drawing” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for drawing
PropertyValue
Headworddrawing
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɹɔ.ɪŋ(ɡ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,129
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “drawing” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.drawingcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “dildo” (#62,116), “dilatado” (#62,115), “diferir” (#62,112). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “drawing” fica em #62,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drawing is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,129 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɹɔ.ɪŋ(ɡ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "desenho".

drawing doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 drawing, spelled D-R-A-W-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    desenho

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drawing"?
"drawing" is spelled D-R-A-W-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɹɔ.ɪŋ(ɡ)/.
What does "drawing" mean?
As a noun, "drawing" means: desenho
How do you pronounce "drawing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drawing" is /ˈdɹɔ.ɪŋ(ɡ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drawing" come from?
"drawing" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "drawing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list