jambo

/'ʃaŋ.bo/

//'ʃaŋ.bo// noun

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The verdict

“jambo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,455 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,455
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-jambo · jambo · Portuguese

jambo · rank #60,455 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,455
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH inescrupuloso

Nearest frequency peer: inescrupuloso (-22 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 “jambo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jambo
PropertyValue
Headwordjambo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'ʃaŋ.bo/
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,455
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “jambo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).jambocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “inescrupuloso” (#60,433), “indonésias” (#60,432), “inanição” (#60,427). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jambo” fica em #60,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jambo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,455 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /'ʃaŋ.bo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pé".

No misspelling variants are generated for jambo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is jambo, spelled J-A-M-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pé

Synonyms

jambro

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 "jambo"?
"jambo" is spelled J-A-M-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /'ʃaŋ.bo/.
What does "jambo" mean?
As a noun, "jambo" means: pé
How do you pronounce "jambo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jambo" is /'ʃaŋ.bo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jambo" come from?
"jambo" 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 "jambo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pende#60,552crisp#60,244tiete#60,666casto#60,196

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list