elíptico
/i.ˈlip.ti.ku/
The verdict
“elíptico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,423 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,423
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,279
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que contém elipse (em se falando de frases)
Corpus desk
Index PT-eliptico · elíptico · Portuguese
elíptico · rank #72,423 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,423
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,279
- PHOTO-FINISH embrace
Nearest frequency peer: embrace (+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 “elíptico”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- dissociar
dissociar
27,593 corpus weight
- drei
drei
27,587 corpus weight
- ectoplasma
ectoplasma
27,583 corpus weight
- elíptico
elíptico
27,578 corpus weight
- embrace
embrace
27,576 corpus weight
- entourage
entourage
27,562 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “elíptico” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elíptico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /i.ˈlip.ti.ku/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #72,423 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “elíptico” em português
Rare enough to double-check
elíptico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,423 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /i.ˈlip.ti.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for elíptico in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 elíptico, spelled E-L-Í-P-T-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1que contém elipse (em se falando de frases)
- 2com a forma de uma elipse
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how elíptico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Imito, assim, o estilo elíptico e sintético dos evangelistas para descrever a peregrinação de crentes atrás da verdade, migrando de um lugar para outro.
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.
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