marão
/ma.'ɾoŋ/ (marão); /ma.'ɾons/, /ma.'ɾos/, /ma.'ɾois/, (marões).
The verdict
“marão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,721 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,721
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - masculino, macho
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ma.'ɾoŋ/ (marão); /ma.'ɾons/, /ma.'ɾos/, /ma.'ɾois/, (marões). |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #69,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marão” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
marão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,721 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ma.'ɾoŋ/ (marão); /ma.'ɾons/, /ma.'ɾos/, /ma.'ɾois/, (marões).. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for marão in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is marão, spelled M-A-R-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1masculino, macho
- 2que está sem castrar, referido aos machos
Synonyms
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 “marão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-R-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ma.'ɾoŋ/ (marão); /ma.'ɾons/, /ma.'ɾos/, /ma.'ɾois/, (marões). (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.