grapefruit

/ˈgɹeɪp.fɹuːt/

//ˈgɹeɪp.fɹuːt// noun

The verdict

“grapefruit” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,780 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,780
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - toronja, toranja, turíngia

Corpus desk

Index PT-grapefruit · grapefruit · Portuguese

grapefruit · rank #97,780 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,780
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH groupe

Nearest frequency peer: groupe (+3 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 “grapefruit”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “grapefruit” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grapefruit
PropertyValue
Headwordgrapefruit
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈgɹeɪp.fɹuːt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “grapefruit” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).grapefruitcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “groupe” (#97,783), “ginja” (#97,768), “genciana” (#97,764). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “grapefruit” fica em #97,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grapefruit is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,780 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈgɹeɪp.fɹuːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "toronja, toranja, turíngia".

Zero misspellings are on record for grapefruit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is grapefruit, spelled G-R-A-P-E-F-R-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    toronja, toranja, turíngia

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 "grapefruit"?
"grapefruit" is spelled G-R-A-P-E-F-R-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈgɹeɪp.fɹuːt/.
What does "grapefruit" mean?
As a noun, "grapefruit" means: toronja, toranja, turíngia
How do you pronounce "grapefruit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grapefruit" is /ˈgɹeɪp.fɹuːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grapefruit" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grapefruit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list