esteroide
The verdict
“esteroide” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,464 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,464
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,279
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - composto solúvel em gordura (lipossolúvel) que tem uma estrutura básica de 17 átomos de carbono dispostos em quatro anéis ligados entre si
Corpus desk
Index PT-esteroide · esteroide · Portuguese
esteroide · rank #72,464 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,464
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,279
- PHOTO-FINISH espumar
Nearest frequency peer: espumar (-6 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 “esteroide”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- enveredar
enveredar
27,557 corpus weight
- espumar
espumar
27,543 corpus weight
- esteroide
esteroide
27,537 corpus weight
- estupor
estupor
27,531 corpus weight
- evasivo
evasivo
27,527 corpus weight
- explicitar
explicitar
27,521 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “esteroide” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esteroide |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #72,464 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “esteroide” em português
Rare enough to double-check
esteroide is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,464 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
- 1composto solúvel em gordura (lipossolúvel) que tem uma estrutura básica de 17 átomos de carbono dispostos em quatro anéis ligados entre si
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how esteroide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Afinal, em outubro de 2007, Marion confessou aquilo que negava havia anos: tinha feito uso do esteroide anabolizante THG, produzido pelo laboratório Balco.
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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.
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