falcoeiro

noun

The verdict

“falcoeiro” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - praticante da falcoaria

Corpus desk

Index PT-falcoeiro · falcoeiro · Portuguese

falcoeiro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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.

Key facts for falcoeiro
PropertyValue
Headwordfalcoeiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “falcoeiro” em português

falcoeiroestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

falcoeiro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "praticante da falcoaria".

No generated misspelling entries exist for falcoeiro in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is falcoeiro, spelled F-A-L-C-O-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    praticante da falcoaria

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how falcoeiro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Não se deve dedicar às coisas mais esforços do que o necessário, para evitar desperdício de saber e energia. O bom falcoeiro usa apenas os pássaros que a caça exige.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "falcoeiro"?
"falcoeiro" is spelled F-A-L-C-O-E-I-R-O.
What does "falcoeiro" mean?
As a noun, "falcoeiro" means: praticante da falcoaria
What language does "falcoeiro" come from?
"falcoeiro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list