mullet
/ˈmʌlɪt/, /ˈmʌlət/
The verdict
“mullet” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,265 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,265
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tainha
Corpus desk
Index PT-mullet · mullet · Portuguese
mullet · rank #56,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,265
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH mortandade
Nearest frequency peer: mortandade (-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 “mullet”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- mortandade
mortandade
43,740 corpus weight
- mullet
mullet
43,736 corpus weight
- opulência
opulência
43,718 corpus weight
- panificação
panificação
43,711 corpus weight
- paquete
paquete
43,709 corpus weight
- paraquedismo
paraquedismo
43,707 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “mullet” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mullet |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmʌlɪt/, /ˈmʌlət/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #56,265 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “mullet” em português
Rare enough to double-check
mullet is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,265 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmʌlɪt/, /ˈmʌlət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
mullet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is mullet, spelled M-U-L-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1tainha
- 2salmonete, trilha
- 3tonto, bobo
- 4corte de cabelo tainha (longo atrás, curto na frente)
- 5pessoa que segue a moda
- 6estrela de cinco ou seis pontas
- 7ponta de uma espora
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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