maremoto

/mɐ.ɾɨ.ˈmɔ.tu/

//mɐ.ɾɨ.ˈmɔ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“maremoto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,930 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,930
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grande agitação das águas marítimas por abalos sísmicos, erupções submarinas e fenômenos de abatimento de fundo que originam ondas solitárias

Corpus desk

Index PT-maremoto · maremoto · Portuguese

maremoto · rank #64,930 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,930
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH maranata

Nearest frequency peer: maranata (-1 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 “maremoto”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “maremoto” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cauda longa: rank de “maremoto” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).maremotocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “maranata” (#64,929), “martelada” (#64,933), “mastectomia” (#64,934). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “maremoto” fica em #64,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maremoto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,930 among 1,087 “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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maremoto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maranata#64,929manauara#64,925madrigal#64,922julgador#64,891

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list