esteroide

noun

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The verdict

“esteroide” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #72,464 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#72,464
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - composto solúvel em gordura (lipossolúvel) que tem uma estrutura básica de 17 átomos de carbono dispostos em quatro anéis ligados entre si

Key facts for esteroide
PropertyValue
Headwordesteroide
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,464
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “esteroide” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). esteroide lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for esteroide is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #72,464 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "composto solúvel em gordura (lipossolúvel) que tem uma estrutura básica de 17 átomos de carbono dispostos em quatro anéis ligados entre si".

No generated misspelling entries exist for esteroide in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is esteroide, spelled E-S-T-E-R-O-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    composto solúvel em gordura (lipossolúvel) que tem uma estrutura básica de 17 átomos de carbono dispostos em quatro anéis ligados entre si

Synonyms

esteróide

This word in other languages

steroid(English)stéroïde(Français)Steroid(Deutsch)

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 "esteroide"?
"esteroide" is spelled E-S-T-E-R-O-I-D-E.
What does "esteroide" mean?
As a noun, "esteroide" means: composto solúvel em gordura (lipossolúvel) que tem uma estrutura básica de 17 átomos de carbono dispostos em quatro anéis ligados entre si
What language does "esteroide" come from?
"esteroide" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “esteroide”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-T-E-R-O-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list