étimo
/ˈɛ.tʃi.mu/
The verdict
“étimo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vocábulo do qual se originou uma outra palavra
Corpus desk
Index PT-etimo · étimo · Portuguese
étimo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | étimo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛ.tʃi.mu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “étimo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
étimo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛ.tʃi.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vocábulo do qual se originou uma outra palavra".
No misspelling variants are generated for étimo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 étimo, spelled É-T-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1vocábulo do qual se originou uma outra palavra
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how étimo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Persicum" é o étimo da palavra "pêssego".
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.