jaó
The verdict
“jaó” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,162 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,162
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 196
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ave tinamiforme cujo nome científico é Crypturellus undulatus
Corpus desk
Index PT-jao · jaó · Portuguese
jaó · rank #90,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,162
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 196
- PHOTO-FINISH irrevogavelme…
Nearest frequency peer: irrevogavelmente (-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 “jaó”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- illustration
illustration
9,866 corpus weight
- incinerar
incinerar
9,861 corpus weight
- insidioso
insidioso
9,853 corpus weight
- irrevogavel…
irrevogavelmente
9,845 corpus weight
- jaó
jaó
9,839 corpus weight
- lavor
lavor
9,815 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “jaó” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaó |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #90,162 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “jaó” em português
Rare enough to double-check
jaó is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,162 among 196 “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
- 1ave tinamiforme cujo nome científico é Crypturellus undulatus
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jaó appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
26 poetas hoje
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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