jenipapo
/ʒɛnipˈapʊ/
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
- influenciad…
influenciador
37,758 corpus weight
- insípido
insípido
37,751 corpus weight
- irradiar
irradiar
37,743 corpus weight
- jenipapo
jenipapo
37,735 corpus weight
- lair
lair
37,718 corpus weight
- lamaçal
lamaçal
37,717 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “jenipapo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jenipapo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʒɛnipˈapʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,266 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “jenipapo” em português
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
- 1árvore da família das rubiáceas; jenipapeiro
- 2fruto do jenipapeiro
- 3mancha escura nos quadris (base da espinha) de crianças, considerada indício de cruzamento de raças ou mestiçagem
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jenipapo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"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
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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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