jaó

noun

The verdict

“jaó” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,162 among 464 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,162
frequency rank, Portuguese
464
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ave tinamiforme cujo nome científico é Crypturellus undulatus

Key facts for jaó
PropertyValue
Headwordjaó
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#90,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jaó” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jaó lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jaó is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,162 among 464 “J” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ave tinamiforme cujo nome científico é Crypturellus undulatus".

Zero misspellings are on record for jaó in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is jaó, spelled J-A-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    ave tinamiforme cujo nome científico é Crypturellus undulatus

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 "jaó"?
"jaó" is spelled J-A-Ó.
What does "jaó" mean?
As a noun, "jaó" means: ave tinamiforme cujo nome científico é Crypturellus undulatus
What language does "jaó" come from?
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Using “jaó”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-A-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list