núncio
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
- nap
nap
45,455 corpus weight
- needle
needle
45,450 corpus weight
- Núbia
Núbia
45,443 corpus weight
- núncio
núncio
45,442 corpus weight
- ordenança
ordenança
45,433 corpus weight
- ornitorrinco
ornitorrinco
45,431 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “núncio” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | núncio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #54,559 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “núncio” em português
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
- 1anunciador
- 2mensageiro
- 3embaixador do papa junto a um país
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how núncio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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