Mileto
The verdict
“Mileto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,915 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,915
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - antiga cidade do sudeste da Ásia Menor, no sul da Jônia, uma região que atualmente faz parte da Turquia
Corpus desk
Index PT-mileto · Mileto · Portuguese
Mileto · rank #71,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,915
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH Meer
Nearest frequency peer: Meer (-6 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 “Mileto”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- libidinoso
libidinoso
28,121 corpus weight
- linfa
linfa
28,116 corpus weight
- Meer
Meer
28,092 corpus weight
- Mileto
Mileto
28,086 corpus weight
- navegável
navegável
28,072 corpus weight
- ofensivamen…
ofensivamente
28,060 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Mileto” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mileto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “Mileto” em português
Rare enough to double-check
Mileto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,915 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "antiga cidade do sudeste da Ásia Menor, no sul da Jônia, uma região que atualmente faz parte da Turquia".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Mileto in our index, 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 Mileto, spelled M-I-L-E-T-O.
Definition
- 1antiga cidade do sudeste da Ásia Menor, no sul da Jônia, uma região que atualmente faz parte da Turquia
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mileto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tales de Mileto, o primeiro filósofo ocidental, e Sócrates também chegaram aos 70.
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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