enguiço
/ẽ.ˈɡi.su/
The verdict
“enguiço” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mau-olhado
Corpus desk
Index PT-enguico · enguiço · Portuguese
enguiço · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | enguiço |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ẽ.ˈɡi.su/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “enguiço” em português
Rare enough to double-check
enguiço is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ẽ.ˈɡi.su/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
enguiço has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 enguiço, spelled E-N-G-U-I-Ç-O.
Definition
- 1mau-olhado
- 2empecilho
- 3mal funcionamento de uma máquina
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.