neotropical
/ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯]
The verdict
“neotropical” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,074 among 360 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,074
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 360
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...
Corpus desk
Index PT-neotropical · neotropical · Portuguese
neotropical · rank #93,074 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,074
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 360
- PHOTO-FINISH neonatologia
Nearest frequency peer: neonatologia (-1 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 “neotropical”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- neither
neither
6,931 corpus weight
- neonatologia
neonatologia
6,928 corpus weight
- neotropical
neotropical
6,927 corpus weight
- nid
nid
6,925 corpus weight
- nudista
nudista
6,916 corpus weight
- odara
odara
6,910 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “neotropical” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cauda longa: rank de “neotropical” em português
Rare enough to double-check
neotropical is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,074 among 360 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how neotropical appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Callicore hydaspes é uma borboleta neotropical da família Nymphalidae que se distribui do Brasil até a Argentina.
This word in other languages
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 "neotropical"?
What does "neotropical" mean?
How do you pronounce "neotropical"?
What language does "neotropical" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "neotropical", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).