micose

noun

The verdict

“micose” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,095 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,095
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - doença causada por fungos

Key facts for micose
PropertyValue
Headwordmicose
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,095
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “micose” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). micose lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

micose is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,095 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "doença causada por fungos".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for micose, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is micose, spelled M-I-C-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    doença causada por fungos

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 "micose"?
"micose" is spelled M-I-C-O-S-E.
What does "micose" mean?
As a noun, "micose" means: doença causada por fungos
What language does "micose" come from?
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Using “micose”

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

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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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