micose
The verdict
“micose” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,095 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,095
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - doença causada por fungos
Corpus desk
Index PT-micose · micose · Portuguese
micose · rank #61,095 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,095
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH Metzger
Nearest frequency peer: Metzger (-2 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 “micose”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- matraca
matraca
38,920 corpus weight
- mensuração
mensuração
38,910 corpus weight
- Metzger
Metzger
38,908 corpus weight
- micose
micose
38,906 corpus weight
- mordaz
mordaz
38,900 corpus weight
- munir
munir
38,894 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “micose” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | micose |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #61,095 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “micose” em português
Rare enough to double-check
micose is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,095 among 1,087 “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
- 1doença causada por fungos
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how micose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No animal adulto, ele infecta a pele, como uma micose.
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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