irídio
/i.ˈɾi.dju/
The verdict
“irídio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,381 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,381
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,526
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Ir, possui o número atômico 77 e massa atômica relativa 192,217 u; é um metal de transição, branco prateado; é obtido sempre em conjunto com outros metais do grupo da pl...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irídio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /i.ˈɾi.dju/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #81,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “irídio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
irídio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,381 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.ˈɾi.dju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elemento químico de símbolo Ir, possui o número atômico 77 e massa atômica relativa 192,217 u; é um metal de transição, branco prateado; é obtido sempre em conjunto com outros metais do grupo da pl...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for irídio, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is irídio, spelled I-R-Í-D-I-O.
Definition
- 1elemento químico de símbolo Ir, possui o número atômico 77 e massa atômica relativa 192,217 u; é um metal de transição, branco prateado; é obtido sempre em conjunto com outros metais do grupo da platina; por ser muito duro, é utilizado para endurecer ligas de platina, usadas na fabricação de equipamentos cirúrgicos e em joias
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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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Using “irídio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-R-Í-D-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.