marmelo
/maχ.ˈmɛ.lu/
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
- luque
luque
35,693 corpus weight
- macular
macular
35,689 corpus weight
- manifestame…
manifestamente
35,681 corpus weight
- marital
marital
35,677 corpus weight
- marmelo
marmelo
35,676 corpus weight
- métrico
métrico
35,649 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “marmelo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marmelo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /maχ.ˈmɛ.lu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,325 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “marmelo” em português
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
- 1o fruto do marmeleiro, marmelo-molar, gamboa
- 2marmeleiro (Cydonia oblonga)
- 3seio de mulher
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how marmelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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