neotropical

/ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯]

//ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯]/ adj

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

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “neotropical” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for neotropical
PropertyValue
Headwordneotropical
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,074
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “neotropical” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).neotropicalcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “neonatologia” (#93,073), “nid” (#93,076), “neither” (#93,070). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “neotropical” fica em #93,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    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 região neoártica), incluindo a parte sul do México e da península da Baixa Califórnia, o sul da Flórida, todas as ilhas do Caribe
  2. 2
    relativo às condições climáticas, à flora e à fauna dessa região

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how neotropical appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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"?
"neotropical" is spelled N-E-O-T-R-O-P-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯].
What does "neotropical" mean?
As an adjective, "neotropical" means: 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...
How do you pronounce "neotropical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neotropical" is /ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ne.o.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neotropical" come from?
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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).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list