idôneo

adj

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The verdict

“idôneo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diz-se de pessoa capacitada a exercer um certo cargo

Key facts for idôneo
PropertyValue
Headwordidôneo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “idôneo” sits in Portuguese frequency

idôneo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

idôneo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se de pessoa capacitada a exercer um certo cargo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for idôneo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is idôneo, spelled I-D-Ô-N-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se de pessoa capacitada a exercer um certo cargo

This word in other languages

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "idôneo"?
"idôneo" is spelled I-D-Ô-N-E-O.
What does "idôneo" mean?
As an adjective, "idôneo" means: diz-se de pessoa capacitada a exercer um certo cargo
What language does "idôneo" come from?
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Using “idôneo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-D-Ô-N-E-O - 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