helmet

/ˈhelmɪt/

//ˈhelmɪt// noun

The verdict

“helmet” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #84,762 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,762
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-helmet · helmet · Portuguese

helmet · rank #84,762 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,762
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH gracejo

Nearest frequency peer: gracejo (-14 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 “helmet”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for helmet
PropertyValue
Headwordhelmet
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhelmɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “helmet” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).helmetcai 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: “gracejo” (#84,748), “imperturbável” (#84,787), “galhofa” (#84,730). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “helmet” fica em #84,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

helmet is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #84,762 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhelmɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "capacete".

No generated misspelling entries exist for helmet in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is helmet, spelled H-E-L-M-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    capacete

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 "helmet"?
"helmet" is spelled H-E-L-M-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhelmɪt/.
What does "helmet" mean?
As a noun, "helmet" means: capacete
How do you pronounce "helmet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "helmet" is /ˈhelmɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "helmet" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "helmet", 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