estribo
/iʃ.ˈtɾi.bu/
The verdict
“estribo” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #59,726 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,726
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - peça metálica da sela onde a pessoa que monta põe o pé;
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estribo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.ˈtɾi.bu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,726 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estribo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for estribo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.ˈtɾi.bu/. Corpus data places it at rank #59,726 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
estribo has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is estribo, spelled E-S-T-R-I-B-O.
Definition
- 1peça metálica da sela onde a pessoa que monta põe o pé;
- 2um dos três menores ossos do esqueleto humano, situado na orelha média (cavidade localizada entre o tímpano e o osso do crânio);
- 3apoio, esteio, arrimo.
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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Using “estribo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-T-R-I-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.ˈtɾi.bu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.