nanico
/naˈni.ku/
The verdict
“nanico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,107 among 360 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,107
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 360
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - assemelhado a um anão; que tem pouca estatura
Corpus desk
Index PT-nanico · nanico · Portuguese
nanico · rank #50,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,107
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 360
- PHOTO-FINISH mísero
Nearest frequency peer: mísero (-2 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 “nanico”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- mísero
mísero
49,896 corpus weight
- nanico
nanico
49,894 corpus weight
- néon
néon
49,887 corpus weight
- obstinada
obstinada
49,885 corpus weight
- oiticica
oiticica
49,883 corpus weight
- oitiva
oitiva
49,882 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “nanico” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nanico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /naˈni.ku/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,107 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “nanico” em português
Rare enough to double-check
nanico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,107 among 360 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /naˈni.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for nanico in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is nanico, spelled N-A-N-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1assemelhado a um anão; que tem pouca estatura
- 2que não tem o tamanho comum de algo similar
- 3aquilo que não tem muita importância, expressão ou projeção
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nanico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O velho Lessa era um homem assinzinho... nanico, retaco, ruivote, corado, e tinha os olhos vivos como azougue...
Desde agosto, o lar de Martínez é Portimão, cidade litorânea de 40 mil habitantes localizada no sul de Portugal e casa do nanico Portimonense.
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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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