Jacobo

/xaˈko.βo/.

//xaˈko.βo/./ noun

The verdict

“Jacobo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,523 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,523
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jacó, Jacob

Corpus desk

Index PT-jacobo · Jacobo · Portuguese

Jacobo · rank #80,523 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,523
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH janvier

Nearest frequency peer: janvier (+3 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 “Jacobo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Jacobo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jacobo
PropertyValue
HeadwordJacobo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/xaˈko.βo/.
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,523
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Jacobo” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Jacobocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “janvier” (#80,526), “insinuante” (#80,512), “ininteligível” (#80,509). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “Jacobo” fica em #80,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jacobo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,523 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /xaˈko.βo/.. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jacó, Jacob".

No misspelling variants are generated for Jacobo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Jacobo, spelled J-A-C-O-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jacó, Jacob

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jacobo"?
"Jacobo" is spelled J-A-C-O-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /xaˈko.βo/..
What does "Jacobo" mean?
As a noun, "Jacobo" means: Jacó, Jacob
How do you pronounce "Jacobo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jacobo" is /xaˈko.βo/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jacobo" come from?
"Jacobo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jacobo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list