marmelo

/maχ.ˈmɛ.lu/

//maχ.ˈmɛ.lu// noun

The verdict

“marmelo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,325 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,325
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o fruto do marmeleiro, marmelo-molar, gamboa

Corpus desk

Index PT-marmelo · marmelo · Portuguese

marmelo · rank #64,325 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,325
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH marital

Nearest frequency peer: marital (-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 “marmelo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marmelo
PropertyValue
Headwordmarmelo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/maχ.ˈmɛ.lu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “marmelo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).marmelocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “marital” (#64,324), “manifestamente” (#64,320), “macular” (#64,312). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “marmelo” fica em #64,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marmelo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,325 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /maχ.ˈmɛ.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for marmelo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is marmelo, spelled M-A-R-M-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o fruto do marmeleiro, marmelo-molar, gamboa
  2. 2
    marmeleiro (Cydonia oblonga)
  3. 3
    seio de mulher

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how marmelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Olha-me só aqueles marmelos...!

This word in other languages

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 "marmelo"?
"marmelo" is spelled M-A-R-M-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /maχ.ˈmɛ.lu/.
What does "marmelo" mean?
As a noun, "marmelo" means: o fruto do marmeleiro, marmelo-molar, gamboa
How do you pronounce "marmelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marmelo" is /maχ.ˈmɛ.lu/. 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 "marmelo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list