monotrilho
The verdict
“monotrilho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,888 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,888
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sistema de transporte ferroviário que utiliza apenas um trilho central para a locomoção de veículos, geralmente em estruturas elevadas ou suspensas
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monotrilho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #52,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “monotrilho” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
monotrilho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,888 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
monotrilho has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is monotrilho, spelled M-O-N-O-T-R-I-L-H-O.
Definition
- 1sistema de transporte ferroviário que utiliza apenas um trilho central para a locomoção de veículos, geralmente em estruturas elevadas ou suspensas
- 2veículo que circula sobre esse tipo de trilho, usado em mobilidade urbana, parques temáticos ou aeroportos
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-O-N-O-T-R-I-L-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.