excelso
/ɐjʃ.ˈsɛɫ.su/
The verdict
“excelso” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alto, elevado; sublime
Corpus desk
Index PT-excelso · excelso · Portuguese
excelso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | excelso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɐjʃ.ˈsɛɫ.su/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “excelso” em português
Rare enough to double-check
excelso is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɐjʃ.ˈsɛɫ.su/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for excelso, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is excelso, spelled E-X-C-E-L-S-O.
Definition
- 1alto, elevado; sublime
- 2excelente; admirável; ilustre
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how excelso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“E de onda em onda cada vez mais larga, / De brisa em brisa cada vez mais pura, / O nome dessa excelsa criatura [a Virgem Maria] / Por todo aquele imenso mar se alarga” (João de Deus, Campo de Flores, I, p. 171)
“todas as horas ferventemente consagradas às cousas sumas da sabedoria e às cogitações excelsas” (Aloísio de Castro, Excertos, p. 19)
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.