malcheiroso

/maɫ.ʃɐj.ˈɾo.zu/

//maɫ.ʃɐj.ˈɾo.zu// adj

The verdict

“malcheiroso” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem odor desagradável

Corpus desk

Index PT-malcheiroso · malcheiroso · Portuguese

malcheiroso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for malcheiroso
PropertyValue
Headwordmalcheiroso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/maɫ.ʃɐj.ˈɾo.zu/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “malcheiroso” em português

malcheirosofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

malcheiroso is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /maɫ.ʃɐj.ˈɾo.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

malcheiroso doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is malcheiroso, spelled M-A-L-C-H-E-I-R-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem odor desagradável
  2. 2
    fétido, fedorento

Synonyms

acatingadofedorentofétido

Antonyms

aromáticobalsâmicocheirosofragranteodoríferoperfumadoredolente

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malcheiroso"?
"malcheiroso" is spelled M-A-L-C-H-E-I-R-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /maɫ.ʃɐj.ˈɾo.zu/.
What does "malcheiroso" mean?
As an adjective, "malcheiroso" means: que tem odor desagradável
How do you pronounce "malcheiroso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malcheiroso" is /maɫ.ʃɐj.ˈɾo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malcheiroso" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list