dye
/daɪ/
The verdict
“dye” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,281 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,281
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - corante, tintura
Corpus desk
Index PT-dye · dye · Portuguese
dye · rank #53,281 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,281
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH dotação
Nearest frequency peer: dotação (-4 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 “dye”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- descolagem
descolagem
46,743 corpus weight
- desejoso
desejoso
46,740 corpus weight
- desqualific…
desqualificação
46,735 corpus weight
- dotação
dotação
46,724 corpus weight
- dye
dye
46,720 corpus weight
- elegantemen…
elegantemente
46,715 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “dye” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dye |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /daɪ/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #53,281 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “dye” em português
Rare enough to double-check
dye is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,281 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /daɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "corante, tintura".
dye doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is dye, spelled D-Y-E.
Definition
- 1corante, tintura
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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