MAV
The verdict
“MAV” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,707 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,707
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Militância em Ambientes Virtuais
Corpus desk
Index PT-mav · MAV · Portuguese
MAV · rank #75,707 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,707
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH micção
Nearest frequency peer: micção (+16 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 “MAV”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- lanterninha
lanterninha
24,336 corpus weight
- laringite
laringite
24,335 corpus weight
- lura
lura
24,317 corpus weight
- MAV
MAV
24,294 corpus weight
- micção
micção
24,278 corpus weight
- milito
milito
24,277 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “MAV” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | MAV |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #75,707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “MAV” em português
Rare enough to double-check
MAV is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,707 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for MAV, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is MAV, spelled M-A-V.
Definition
- 1Militância em Ambientes Virtuais
- 2Mobilização em Ambientes Virtuais
- 3sigla de malformação arteriovenosa
- 4sigla do Museu de Anatomia Veterinária da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da USP
- 5sigla do Museu de Antropologia do Vale do Paraíba
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how MAV appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A criação dos chamados MAVs (núcleos de Militância em Ambientes Virtuais) foi decidida no 4º congresso do partido.
Vocês conhecem a MAV? É a sigla de um troço chamado «Mobilização em Ambientes Virtuais», criada pelo PT.
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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