núncio

noun

The verdict

“núncio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,559 among 360 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,559
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anunciador

Corpus desk

Index PT-nuncio · núncio · Portuguese

núncio · rank #54,559 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,559
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH Núbia

Nearest frequency peer: Núbia (-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 “núncio”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for núncio
PropertyValue
Headwordnúncio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,559
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “núncio” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).núnciocai 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: “Núbia” (#54,558), “needle” (#54,551), “ordenança” (#54,568). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “núncio” fica em #54,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

núncio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,559 among 360 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for núncio, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is núncio, spelled N-Ú-N-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    anunciador
  2. 2
    mensageiro
  3. 3
    embaixador do papa junto a um país

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A escolha dos bispos, que são nomeados pelo papa, é feita sob sigilo pelo núncio apostólico, representante diplomático da Santa Sé.

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 "núncio"?
"núncio" is spelled N-Ú-N-C-I-O.
What does "núncio" mean?
As a noun, "núncio" means: anunciador
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "núncio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list