enxuto

/ẽ.ˈʃu.tu/

//ẽ.ˈʃu.tu// adj

The verdict

“enxuto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,922 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,922
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seco

Corpus desk

Index PT-enxuto · enxuto · Portuguese

enxuto · rank #73,922 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,922
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH esquadro

Nearest frequency peer: esquadro (+13 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 “enxuto”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for enxuto
PropertyValue
Headwordenxuto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ẽ.ˈʃu.tu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “enxuto” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).enxutocai 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: “esquadro” (#73,935), “evasiva” (#73,943), “emparelhamento” (#73,900). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “enxuto” fica em #73,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enxuto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,922 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ẽ.ˈʃu.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enxuto, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is enxuto, spelled E-N-X-U-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    seco
  2. 2
    que enxugou

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 "enxuto"?
"enxuto" is spelled E-N-X-U-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.ˈʃu.tu/.
What does "enxuto" mean?
As an adjective, "enxuto" means: seco
How do you pronounce "enxuto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enxuto" is /ẽ.ˈʃu.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enxuto" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enxuto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list