jenipapo

/ʒɛnipˈapʊ/

//ʒɛnipˈapʊ// noun

The verdict

“jenipapo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,266 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,266
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - árvore da família das rubiáceas; jenipapeiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-jenipapo · jenipapo · Portuguese

jenipapo · rank #62,266 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,266
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH irradiar

Nearest frequency peer: irradiar (-8 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 “jenipapo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jenipapo
PropertyValue
Headwordjenipapo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒɛnipˈapʊ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,266
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “jenipapo” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).jenipapocai 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: “irradiar” (#62,258), “insípido” (#62,250), “lair” (#62,283). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jenipapo” fica em #62,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jenipapo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,266 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʒɛnipˈapʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for jenipapo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is jenipapo, spelled J-E-N-I-P-A-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    árvore da família das rubiáceas; jenipapeiro
  2. 2
    fruto do jenipapeiro
  3. 3
    mancha escura nos quadris (base da espinha) de crianças, considerada indício de cruzamento de raças ou mestiçagem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how jenipapo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Todo o brasileiro, mesmo o alvo, de cabelo louro, traz na alma, quando não na alma e no corpo – há muita gente de jenipapo ou mancha mongólica pelo Brasil –

Synonyms

caruto

This word in other languages

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 "jenipapo"?
"jenipapo" is spelled J-E-N-I-P-A-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒɛnipˈapʊ/.
What does "jenipapo" mean?
As a noun, "jenipapo" means: árvore da família das rubiáceas; jenipapeiro
How do you pronounce "jenipapo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jenipapo" is /ʒɛnipˈapʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list