ducto

/ˈduk.to̝/

//ˈduk.to̝// noun

The verdict

“ducto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,146 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,146
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cano, peça cilíndrica oca

Corpus desk

Index PT-ducto · ducto · Portuguese

ducto · rank #66,146 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,146
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH duce

Nearest frequency peer: duce (-1 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 “ducto”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ducto
PropertyValue
Headwordducto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈduk.to̝/
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,146
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ducto” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ductocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “duce” (#66,145), “eclodir” (#66,149), “disforme” (#66,137). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “ducto” fica em #66,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ducto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,146 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈduk.to̝/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

ducto has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ducto, spelled D-U-C-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cano, peça cilíndrica oca
  2. 2
    meato
  3. 3
    meio

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 "ducto"?
"ducto" is spelled D-U-C-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈduk.to̝/.
What does "ducto" mean?
As a noun, "ducto" means: cano, peça cilíndrica oca
How do you pronounce "ducto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ducto" is /ˈduk.to̝/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ducto" come from?
"ducto" 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 "ducto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list