monotrilho

noun

The verdict

“monotrilho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,888 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,888
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sistema de transporte ferroviário que utiliza apenas um trilho central para a locomoção de veículos, geralmente em estruturas elevadas ou suspensas

Corpus desk

Index PT-monotrilho · monotrilho · Portuguese

monotrilho · rank #52,888 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,888
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH metabólico

Nearest frequency peer: metabólico (-4 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 “monotrilho”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “monotrilho” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for monotrilho
PropertyValue
Headwordmonotrilho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,888
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “monotrilho” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).monotrilhocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “metabólico” (#52,884), “muir” (#52,895), “nebuloso” (#52,901). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “monotrilho” fica em #52,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monotrilho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,888 among 1,087 “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

  1. 1
    sistema de transporte ferroviário que utiliza apenas um trilho central para a locomoção de veículos, geralmente em estruturas elevadas ou suspensas
  2. 2
    veículo que circula sobre esse tipo de trilho, usado em mobilidade urbana, parques temáticos ou aeroportos

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how monotrilho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O monotrilho é ideal para áreas urbanas com pouco espaço disponível
  2. O monotrilho conecta o terminal ao estacionamento do aeroporto

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 "monotrilho"?
"monotrilho" is spelled M-O-N-O-T-R-I-L-H-O.
What does "monotrilho" mean?
As a noun, "monotrilho" means: sistema de transporte ferroviário que utiliza apenas um trilho central para a locomoção de veículos, geralmente em estruturas elevadas ou suspensas
What language does "monotrilho" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "monotrilho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list