estribo

/iʃ.ˈtɾi.bu/

//iʃ.ˈtɾi.bu// noun

The verdict

“estribo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,726 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,726
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça metálica da sela onde a pessoa que monta põe o pé;

Corpus desk

Index PT-estribo · estribo · Portuguese

estribo · rank #59,726 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,726
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH espetado

Nearest frequency peer: espetado (-8 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 “estribo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “estribo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for estribo
PropertyValue
Headwordestribo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈtɾi.bu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,726
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “estribo” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).estribocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “espetado” (#59,718), “extirpar” (#59,734), “faris” (#59,738). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “estribo” fica em #59,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estribo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,726 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.ˈtɾi.bu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    peça metálica da sela onde a pessoa que monta põe o pé;
  2. 2
    um dos três menores ossos do esqueleto humano, situado na orelha média (cavidade localizada entre o tímpano e o osso do crânio);
  3. 3
    apoio, 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estribo"?
"estribo" is spelled E-S-T-R-I-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈtɾi.bu/.
What does "estribo" mean?
As a noun, "estribo" means: peça metálica da sela onde a pessoa que monta põe o pé;
How do you pronounce "estribo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estribo" is /iʃ.ˈtɾi.bu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estribo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "estribo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list