Herd

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Herd” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #87,388 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#87,388
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fogão

Key facts for Herd
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerd
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,388
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Herd” 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). Herd 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 Herd is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #87,388 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Herd doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is Herd, spelled H-E-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    fogão
  2. 2
    centro, foco, origem

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 "Herd"?
"Herd" is spelled H-E-R-D.
What does "Herd" mean?
As a noun, "Herd" means: fogão
What language does "Herd" come from?
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Using “Herd”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-E-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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