mondrongo
The verdict
“mondrongo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - caroço situado em qualquer região do corpo humano ou animal
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mondrongo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mondrongo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mondrongo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
mondrongo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is mondrongo, spelled M-O-N-D-R-O-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1caroço situado em qualquer região do corpo humano ou animal
- 2qualquer protuberância acentuada, em uma superfície, de aspecto séssil e tamanho grande, diferente do biloto e do calombo
- 3pessoa muito feia
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.
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Using “mondrongo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-O-N-D-R-O-N-G-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.