girino

/ʒɪ.ˈɾi.nʊ/

//ʒɪ.ˈɾi.nʊ// noun

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The verdict

“girino” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #74,776 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,776
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - larva de anfíbios, sujeita a metamorfose antes de chegar ao estado adulto:

Key facts for girino
PropertyValue
Headwordgirino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒɪ.ˈɾi.nʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,776
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “girino” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). girino lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for girino is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʒɪ.ˈɾi.nʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,776 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "larva de anfíbios, sujeita a metamorfose antes de chegar ao estado adulto:".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for girino, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is girino, spelled G-I-R-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    larva de anfíbios, sujeita a metamorfose antes de chegar ao estado adulto:

This word in other languages

tadpole(English)renacuajo(Español)têtard(Français)Kaulquappe(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "girino"?
"girino" is spelled G-I-R-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒɪ.ˈɾi.nʊ/.
What does "girino" mean?
As a noun, "girino" means: larva de anfíbios, sujeita a metamorfose antes de chegar ao estado adulto:
How do you pronounce "girino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "girino" is /ʒɪ.ˈɾi.nʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "girino" come from?
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Using “girino”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-I-R-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʒɪ.ˈɾi.nʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list