flaco
/ˈfla.ko/
The verdict
“flaco” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,271 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,271
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 853
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - magro
Corpus desk
Index PT-flaco · flaco · Portuguese
flaco · rank #81,271 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,271
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 853
- PHOTO-FINISH flama
Nearest frequency peer: flama (+1 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 “flaco”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- fação
fação
18,741 corpus weight
- fitoplâncton
fitoplâncton
18,733 corpus weight
- flaco
flaco
18,730 corpus weight
- flama
flama
18,729 corpus weight
- fogueteiro
fogueteiro
18,724 corpus weight
- folias
folias
18,722 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “flaco” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flaco |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfla.ko/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #81,271 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “flaco” em português
Rare enough to double-check
flaco is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,271 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfla.ko/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for flaco in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is flaco, spelled F-L-A-C-O.
Definition
- 1magro
- 2fraco
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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