ionosfera
The verdict
“ionosfera” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,302 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,302
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 938
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - camada da atmosfera da Terra que se localiza entre sessenta e mil quilômetros de altitude e é composta de íons, plasma ionosférico e, devido à sua composição, reflete ondas de rádio até aproximadam...
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Index PT-ionosfera · ionosfera · Portuguese
ionosfera · rank #73,302 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,302
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 938
- PHOTO-FINISH insurgir
Nearest frequency peer: insurgir (-6 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 “ionosfera”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- Héracles
Héracles
26,723 corpus weight
- insurgir
insurgir
26,705 corpus weight
- ionosfera
ionosfera
26,699 corpus weight
- lambuzar
lambuzar
26,677 corpus weight
- legibilidade
legibilidade
26,672 corpus weight
- lêmure
lêmure
26,660 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ionosfera” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ionosfera |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,302 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ionosfera” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ionosfera is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,302 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "camada da atmosfera da Terra que se localiza entre sessenta e mil quilômetros de altitude e é composta de íons, plasma ionosférico e, devido à sua composição, reflete ondas de rádio até aproximadam...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ionosfera, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ionosfera, spelled I-O-N-O-S-F-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1camada da atmosfera da Terra que se localiza entre sessenta e mil quilômetros de altitude e é composta de íons, plasma ionosférico e, devido à sua composição, reflete ondas de rádio até aproximadamente 30 MHz
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ionosfera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Em um módulo próximo à Estação Antártica Comandante Ferraz, a base brasileira na Antártida, a pesquisadora Emília Correia recebe o eco de sinais de rádio refletidos pela ionosfera, a camada mais elevada da atmosfera terrestre, indo dos 70 km de altitude até quase 300 km.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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