duodécimo
/du.ɔ.ˈdɛ.si.mu/
The verdict
“duodécimo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número doze; décimo segundo
Corpus desk
Index PT-duodecimo · duodécimo · Portuguese
duodécimo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | duodécimo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | /du.ɔ.ˈdɛ.si.mu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “duodécimo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
duodécimo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed /du.ɔ.ˈdɛ.si.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for duodécimo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is duodécimo, spelled D-U-O-D-É-C-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número doze; décimo segundo
- 2cada uma das doze partes iguais de um inteiro; um doze avos
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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.