nimbo

/'nĩ.bu/

//'nĩ.bu// noun

The verdict

“nimbo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grande nuvem cinzenta, espessa e de baixa altitude, que precipita facilmente em chuva ou neve

Corpus desk

Index PT-nimbo · nimbo · Portuguese

nimbo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for nimbo
PropertyValue
Headwordnimbo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'nĩ.bu/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “nimbo” em português

nimbonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nimbo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /'nĩ.bu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for nimbo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is nimbo, spelled N-I-M-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    grande nuvem cinzenta, espessa e de baixa altitude, que precipita facilmente em chuva ou neve
  2. 2
    círculo luminoso que circula a cabeça das imagens dos santos; auréola
  3. 3
    designação vulgar do cinamomo ou amargoseira

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Papéis avulsos

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nimbo"?
"nimbo" is spelled N-I-M-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /'nĩ.bu/.
What does "nimbo" mean?
As a noun, "nimbo" means: grande nuvem cinzenta, espessa e de baixa altitude, que precipita facilmente em chuva ou neve
How do you pronounce "nimbo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nimbo" is /'nĩ.bu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nimbo" come from?
"nimbo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list