hidrofobia
/i.dɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/
The verdict
“hidrofobia” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - doença infecciosa do sistema nervoso, causada por um vírus que causa encefalite, revelando-se muitas vezes fatal
Corpus desk
Index PT-hidrofobia · hidrofobia · Portuguese
hidrofobia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hidrofobia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /i.dɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “hidrofobia” em português
Rare enough to double-check
hidrofobia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.dɾɔ.fu.ˈbi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
hidrofobia has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is hidrofobia, spelled H-I-D-R-O-F-O-B-I-A.
Definition
- 1doença infecciosa do sistema nervoso, causada por um vírus que causa encefalite, revelando-se muitas vezes fatal
- 2estado que demonstra horror pela água
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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.