epônimo
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | epônimo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “epônimo” em português
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
- 1nome de uma pessoa real ou fictícia que deu origem, ou acredita-se que tenha dado, ao nome de um lugar ou item em particular
- 2palavra formada a partir do nome de uma pessoa real ou fictícia
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how epônimo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rômulo é o epônimo de Roma.
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.