neotropical
/ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯]
The verdict
“neotropical” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,074 among 881 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,074
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 881
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo à ecozona neotropical, região biogeográfica que compreende a América do Sul, que integrava o supercontinente Gonduana, com a América Central (considerada uma zona de transição para a regiã...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neotropical |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #93,074 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neotropical” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neotropical is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,074 among 881 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for neotropical in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is neotropical, spelled N-E-O-T-R-O-P-I-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1relativo à ecozona neotropical, região biogeográfica que compreende a América do Sul, que integrava o supercontinente Gonduana, com a América Central (considerada uma zona de transição para a região neoártica), incluindo a parte sul do México e da península da Baixa Califórnia, o sul da Flórida, todas as ilhas do Caribe
- 2relativo às condições climáticas, à flora e à fauna dessa região
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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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Using “neotropical”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-E-O-T-R-O-P-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.