espinha dorsal
The verdict
“espinha dorsal” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto de ossos sobrepostos nas costas do homem ou de certos animais que vai da nuca ao cóccix
Corpus desk
Index PT-espinha-dorsal · espinha dorsal · Portuguese
espinha dorsal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | espinha dorsal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “espinha dorsal” em português
Rare enough to double-check
espinha dorsal is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
espinha dorsal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is espinha dorsal, spelled E-S-P-I-N-H-A- -D-O-R-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1conjunto de ossos sobrepostos nas costas do homem ou de certos animais que vai da nuca ao cóccix
- 2aquilo que serve de base, de sustentação
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how espinha dorsal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Os assentos são aquecidos, desenhados para manter a espinha dorsal na posição correta.
Ora, o sistema partidário é a espinha dorsal do organismo político nas sociedades democráticas.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.