metal precioso

phrase

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The verdict

“metal precioso” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - metal cujo preço é consideravelmente mais elevado que os de outros elementos químicos (exemplo: prata, platina, ouro)

Key facts for metal precioso
PropertyValue
Headwordmetal precioso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “metal precioso” sits in Portuguese frequency

metal precioso falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

metal precioso is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "metal cujo preço é consideravelmente mais elevado que os de outros elementos químicos (exemplo: prata, platina, ouro)".

Zero misspellings are on record for metal precioso in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is metal precioso, spelled M-E-T-A-L- -P-R-E-C-I-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    metal cujo preço é consideravelmente mais elevado que os de outros elementos químicos (exemplo: prata, platina, ouro)

This word in other languages

precious metal(English)métal précieux(Français)Edelmetall(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "metal precioso"?
"metal precioso" is spelled M-E-T-A-L- -P-R-E-C-I-O-S-O.
What does "metal precioso" mean?
As a phrase, "metal precioso" means: metal cujo preço é consideravelmente mais elevado que os de outros elementos químicos (exemplo: prata, platina, ouro)
What language does "metal precioso" come from?
"metal precioso" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “metal precioso”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-T-A-L- -P-R-E-C-I-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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