esgrêvio

adj

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The verdict

“esgrêvio” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - duro, seco, áspero

Corpus desk

Index PT-esgrevio · esgrêvio · Portuguese

esgrêvio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 esgrêvio
PropertyValue
Headwordesgrêvio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “esgrêvio” sits in Portuguese frequency

esgrêvio falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

No generated misspelling entries exist for esgrêvio in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is esgrêvio, spelled E-S-G-R-Ê-V-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    duro, seco, áspero
  2. 2
    espesso, denso

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Está a terra esgrêvia, choveu e secou com o Sol."

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "esgrêvio"?
"esgrêvio" is spelled E-S-G-R-Ê-V-I-O.
What does "esgrêvio" mean?
As an adjective, "esgrêvio" means: duro, seco, áspero
What language does "esgrêvio" come from?
"esgrêvio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list