jurássico
/ʒu.ˈɾa.si.ku/
The verdict
“jurássico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,154 among 464 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,154
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 464
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diz-se do período geológico compreendido entre o triássico e o cretáceo, na era mesozoica, éon fanerozoico
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jurássico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʒu.ˈɾa.si.ku/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #51,154 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jurássico” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jurássico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,154 among 464 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʒu.ˈɾa.si.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se do período geológico compreendido entre o triássico e o cretáceo, na era mesozoica, éon fanerozoico".
Zero misspellings are on record for jurássico in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is jurássico, spelled J-U-R-Á-S-S-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1diz-se do período geológico compreendido entre o triássico e o cretáceo, na era mesozoica, éon fanerozoico
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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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Using “jurássico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-U-R-Á-S-S-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʒu.ˈɾa.si.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.