dummy
The verdict
“dummy” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,498 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,498
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - otário, estúpido
Corpus desk
Index PT-dummy · dummy · Portuguese
dummy · rank #75,498 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,498
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH drip
Nearest frequency peer: drip (-2 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 “dummy”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- doutrinar
doutrinar
24,508 corpus weight
- drip
drip
24,505 corpus weight
- dummy
dummy
24,503 corpus weight
- efusivamente
efusivamente
24,497 corpus weight
- eine
eine
24,495 corpus weight
- Embratur
Embratur
24,492 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “dummy” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dummy |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75,498 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “dummy” em português
Rare enough to double-check
dummy is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,498 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
dummy doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is dummy, spelled D-U-M-M-Y.
Definition
- 1otário, estúpido
- 2o boneco de um ventríloquo, marionete
- 3manequim
- 4boneco com o formato e tamanho do corpo humano que serve para treino de luta ou testes de acidentes
- 5chupeta (de bebê)
- 6coisa boba, de menor ou sem importância
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dummy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A training dummy.
Synonyms
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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