epônimo

noun

The verdict

“epônimo” 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) - nome de uma pessoa real ou fictícia que deu origem, ou acredita-se que tenha dado, ao nome de um lugar ou item em particular

Corpus desk

Index PT-eponimo · epônimo · Portuguese

epônimo · 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.

Key facts for epônimo
PropertyValue
Headwordepônimo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “epônimo” em português

epônimoestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

epônimo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for epônimo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is epônimo, spelled E-P-Ô-N-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome de uma pessoa real ou fictícia que deu origem, ou acredita-se que tenha dado, ao nome de um lugar ou item em particular
  2. 2
    palavra formada a partir do nome de uma pessoa real ou fictícia

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how epônimo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rômulo é o epônimo de Roma.
  2. Roma é um epônimo de Rômulo.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "epônimo"?
"epônimo" is spelled E-P-Ô-N-I-M-O.
What does "epônimo" mean?
As a noun, "epônimo" means: nome de uma pessoa real ou fictícia que deu origem, ou acredita-se que tenha dado, ao nome de um lugar ou item em particular
What language does "epônimo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list