dull
/ˈdʌɬ/
The verdict
“dull” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cego
Corpus desk
Index PT-dull · dull · Portuguese
dull · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | dull |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdʌɬ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “dull” em português
Rare enough to double-check
dull is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdʌɬ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 23 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dull in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 dull, spelled D-U-L-L.
Definition
- 1cego
- 2cego
- 3chato, maçante
- 4chato, maçante
- 5chato, maçante
- 6fosco
- 7fosco
- 8surdo, fraco
- 9surdo, fraco
- 10leve
- 11leve
- 12leve
- 13tapado
- 14tapado
- 15tapado
- 16insensível, sem reação
- 17insensível, sem reação
- 18sem graça
- 19sem graça
- 20pouco movimentado, com pouco movimento
- 21pouco movimentado, com pouco movimento
- 22nublado
- 23nublado
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.