duodeno

/du.ɔ.ˈdɛ.nu/

//du.ɔ.ˈdɛ.nu// noun

The verdict

“duodeno” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,466 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,466
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zona inicial do intestino delgado, entre o estômago e o jejuno

Corpus desk

Index PT-duodeno · duodeno · Portuguese

duodeno · rank #58,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,466
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dinamicamente

Nearest frequency peer: dinamicamente (-9 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 “duodeno”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for duodeno
PropertyValue
Headwordduodeno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/du.ɔ.ˈdɛ.nu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,466
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “duodeno” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).duodenocai 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: “dinamicamente” (#58,457), “ejeção” (#58,475), “elitismo” (#58,477). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “duodeno” fica em #58,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

duodeno is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,466 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /du.ɔ.ˈdɛ.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zona inicial do intestino delgado, entre o estômago e o jejuno".

Zero misspellings are on record for duodeno in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is duodeno, spelled D-U-O-D-E-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    zona inicial do intestino delgado, entre o estômago e o jejuno

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how duodeno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Só que a permanência de Zagallo no banco de reservas da seleção se tornou inviável por dois motivos: primeiro foi sua saúde, debilitada desde a operação a que se submeteu, em maio de 2005, para a desobstrução do duodeno.

This word in other languages

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 "duodeno"?
"duodeno" is spelled D-U-O-D-E-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /du.ɔ.ˈdɛ.nu/.
What does "duodeno" mean?
As a noun, "duodeno" means: zona inicial do intestino delgado, entre o estômago e o jejuno
How do you pronounce "duodeno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duodeno" is /du.ɔ.ˈdɛ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duodeno" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "duodeno", 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