idôneo

adj

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 September 3, 2026) - diz-se de pessoa capacitada a exercer um certo cargo

Corpus desk

Index PT-idoneo · idôneo · Portuguese

idôneo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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.

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

Cauda longa: rank de “idôneo” em português

idôneofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how idôneo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Prestava serviços há mais de 20 anos para postos de combustíveis e era tido no meio como um profissional respeitado e idôneo.

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.

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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list