equino

/e.ˈkwi.nu/

//e.ˈkwi.nu// adj

The verdict

“equino” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,702 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,702
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a cavalo ou a equídeos

Corpus desk

Index PT-equino · equino · Portuguese

equino · rank #78,702 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,702
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH encalhar

Nearest frequency peer: encalhar (-9 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 “equino”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for equino
PropertyValue
Headwordequino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/e.ˈkwi.nu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,702
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “equino” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).equinocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “encalhar” (#78,693), “espantosamente” (#78,713), “espoleta” (#78,715). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “equino” fica em #78,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

equino is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,702 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /e.ˈkwi.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativo a cavalo ou a equídeos".

No misspelling variants are generated for equino in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 equino, spelled E-Q-U-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a cavalo ou a equídeos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Com cores inspiradas no nécessaire feminino e um leve odor típico do mundo equino, o desfile da Gucci, na segunda-feira, foi uma bela mistura de masculino e feminino, de patrimônio cultural e modernidade - e a síntese de um guarda-roupa sensato.

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 "equino"?
"equino" is spelled E-Q-U-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /e.ˈkwi.nu/.
What does "equino" mean?
As an adjective, "equino" means: relativo a cavalo ou a equídeos
How do you pronounce "equino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "equino" is /e.ˈkwi.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "equino", 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