morrião
/mo.ri.'oŋ/
The verdict
“morrião” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lagarta-do-pinheiro (Thaumetopoea pityocampa)
Corpus desk
Index PT-morriao · morrião · Portuguese
morrião · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | morrião |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mo.ri.'oŋ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “morrião” em português
Rare enough to double-check
morrião is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /mo.ri.'oŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
morrião doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is morrião, spelled M-O-R-R-I-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1lagarta-do-pinheiro (Thaumetopoea pityocampa)
- 2verme da fruta
- 3pulgão
- 4doença fúngica das oliveiras e outras plantas que põe negras as suas folhas
Synonyms
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.