elefante branco
/e.leˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/
The verdict
“elefante branco” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elefante albino, animal considerado sagrado em países como Camboja, Laos, Myanmar e Tailândia, por supostamente ser uma figura ligada ao nascimento de Buda
Corpus desk
Index PT-elefante-branco · elefante branco · Portuguese
elefante branco · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | elefante branco |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /e.leˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “elefante branco” em português
Rare enough to double-check
elefante branco is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /e.leˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
elefante branco doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is elefante branco, spelled E-L-E-F-A-N-T-E- -B-R-A-N-C-O.
Definition
- 1elefante albino, animal considerado sagrado em países como Camboja, Laos, Myanmar e Tailândia, por supostamente ser uma figura ligada ao nascimento de Buda
- 2presente recebido que, apesar de caro ou bonito, é inútil ou incômodo
- 3obra grandiosa que se revela sem utilidade ou importância, de manutenção custosa
- 4obra pública, via de regra interminável ou abandonada, que se revela exageradamente custosa e sem uso pela população
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how elefante branco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Isaak vinha carregado de presentes do califa Harum Al Rachid para seu senhor, Carlos Magno, entre os quais um precioso elefante branco.
Um raro elefante branco, que é considerado um sinal de bons presságios em vários países de maioria budista, nasceu no fim de julho na região oeste de Mianmar, informou a imprensa estatal.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.