palpo
/ˈpaɫ.pu/
The verdict
“palpo” 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) - cada um dos apêndices tácteis, articulados e móveis situados nas maxilas, ao redor da boca ou do lábio dos insetos
Corpus desk
Index PT-palpo · palpo · Portuguese
palpo · 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 "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 | palpo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpaɫ.pu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “palpo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
palpo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpaɫ.pu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
palpo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is palpo, spelled P-A-L-P-O.
Definition
- 1cada um dos apêndices tácteis, articulados e móveis situados nas maxilas, ao redor da boca ou do lábio dos insetos
- 2cada um dos apêndices sensoriais do prostômio de poliquetas ou da cabeça de certos artrópodes
- 3o mesmo que pedipalpo
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.