pai dos burros

/ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus/

//ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus// phrase

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The verdict

“pai dos burros” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - forma, um tanto depreciativa, de nomear o dicionário

Key facts for pai dos burros
PropertyValue
Headwordpai dos burros
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
IPA/ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus/
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pai dos burros” sits in Portuguese frequency

pai dos burros falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pai dos burros is 14 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "forma, um tanto depreciativa, de nomear o dicionário".

No generated misspelling entries exist for pai dos burros in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is pai dos burros, spelled P-A-I- -D-O-S- -B-U-R-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma, um tanto depreciativa, de nomear o dicionário

Synonyms

glossárioléxicovocabuláriopai-dos-burros

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 "pai dos burros"?
"pai dos burros" is spelled P-A-I- -D-O-S- -B-U-R-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus/.
What does "pai dos burros" mean?
As a phrase, "pai dos burros" means: forma, um tanto depreciativa, de nomear o dicionário
How do you pronounce "pai dos burros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pai dos burros" is /ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pai dos burros" come from?
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Using “pai dos burros”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-I- -D-O-S- -B-U-R-R-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list