grosa
/ˈgɾɔ.za/
The verdict
“grosa” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - doze dúzias: o número 144
Corpus desk
Index PT-grosa · grosa · Portuguese
grosa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grosa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈgɾɔ.za/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “grosa” em português
Rare enough to double-check
grosa is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈgɾɔ.za/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
grosa doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented 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 grosa, spelled G-R-O-S-A.
Definition
- 1doze dúzias: o número 144
- 2lima grossa
- 3espécie de faca para separar a carne de peles
- 4maledicência, difamação
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.