paleo-
/paleo/ [pa.le.o]
The verdict
“paleo-” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prefixo para dar sentido de antiguidade às palavras (como em paleologia: estudo das línguas antigas)
Corpus desk
Index PT-paleo · paleo- · Portuguese
paleo- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paleo- |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | /paleo/ [pa.le.o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “paleo-” em português
Rare enough to double-check
paleo- is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed /paleo/ [pa.le.o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for paleo- in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is paleo-, spelled P-A-L-E-O--.
Definition
- 1prefixo para dar sentido de antiguidade às palavras (como em paleologia: estudo das línguas antigas)
- 2prefixo relacionado à paleontologia e seus ramos, divisões e campos de estudo
- 3prefixo usado para designar, de modo informal, seres basais ou táxons primitivos, ou ainda algo que se pretende antigo
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how paleo- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A paleodieta recomenda atividades físicas intensas alternadas com fases de ócio.
Arqueólogos derrubam mito da dieta paleo.
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.