estrôncio
/iʃ.ˈtɾõ.sju/
The verdict
“estrôncio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,335 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,335
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Sr, possui o número atômico 38 e massa atômica relativa 87,62 u; é um metal alcalino terroso, encontrado sólido na temperatura ambiente; é obtido de minerais como a cele...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estrôncio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.ˈtɾõ.sju/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #76,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estrôncio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
estrôncio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,335 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.ˈtɾõ.sju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elemento químico de símbolo Sr, possui o número atômico 38 e massa atômica relativa 87,62 u; é um metal alcalino terroso, encontrado sólido na temperatura ambiente; é obtido de minerais como a cele...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for estrôncio, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is estrôncio, spelled E-S-T-R-Ô-N-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1elemento químico de símbolo Sr, possui o número atômico 38 e massa atômica relativa 87,62 u; é um metal alcalino terroso, encontrado sólido na temperatura ambiente; é obtido de minerais como a celestina e a estroncianita, relativamente abundantes na crosta terrestre; como metal o estrôncio não tem aplicações diretas; seus compostos são usados na indústria açucareira, na indústria pirotécnica na produção de fogos de artifício e outras aplicações na medicina
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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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Using “estrôncio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-T-R-Ô-N-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.ˈtɾõ.sju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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