grigio

/ˈgriːd͡ʒo/

//ˈgriːd͡ʒo// adj

The verdict

“grigio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,584 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,584
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cinzento, cinza

Corpus desk

Index PT-grigio · grigio · Portuguese

grigio · rank #75,584 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,584
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH gigantismo

Nearest frequency peer: gigantismo (-8 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 “grigio”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grigio
PropertyValue
Headwordgrigio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈgriːd͡ʒo/
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “grigio” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).grigiocai 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: “gigantismo” (#75,576), “Hawaiian” (#75,596), “garo” (#75,569). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “grigio” fica em #75,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grigio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,584 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈgriːd͡ʒo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cinzento, cinza".

No misspelling variants are generated for grigio in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is grigio, spelled G-R-I-G-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cinzento, cinza

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 "grigio"?
"grigio" is spelled G-R-I-G-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈgriːd͡ʒo/.
What does "grigio" mean?
As an adjective, "grigio" means: cinzento, cinza
How do you pronounce "grigio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grigio" is /ˈgriːd͡ʒo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grigio" come from?
"grigio" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list