maremoto

/mɐ.ɾɨ.ˈmɔ.tu/

//mɐ.ɾɨ.ˈmɔ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“maremoto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,930 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,930
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grande agitação das águas marítimas por abalos sísmicos, erupções submarinas e fenômenos de abatimento de fundo que originam ondas solitárias

Key facts for maremoto
PropertyValue
Headwordmaremoto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.ɾɨ.ˈmɔ.tu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,930
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maremoto” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). maremoto lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maremoto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,930 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɐ.ɾɨ.ˈmɔ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

maremoto doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is maremoto, spelled M-A-R-E-M-O-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    grande agitação das águas marítimas por abalos sísmicos, erupções submarinas e fenômenos de abatimento de fundo que originam ondas solitárias
  2. 2
    invasão da costa e do litoral por uma onda solitária devastadora

This word in other languages

seaquake(English)maremoto(Español)Seebeben(Deutsch)

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 "maremoto"?
"maremoto" is spelled M-A-R-E-M-O-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ɾɨ.ˈmɔ.tu/.
What does "maremoto" mean?
As a noun, "maremoto" means: grande agitação das águas marítimas por abalos sísmicos, erupções submarinas e fenômenos de abatimento de fundo que originam ondas solitárias
How do you pronounce "maremoto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maremoto" is /mɐ.ɾɨ.ˈmɔ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maremoto" come from?
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Using “maremoto”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-R-E-M-O-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mɐ.ɾɨ.ˈmɔ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list