pão-de-ló

noun

The verdict

“pão-de-ló” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bolo ou doce à base de ovos, açúcar e farinha de trigo

Corpus desk

Index PT-pao-de-lo · pão-de-ló · Portuguese

pão-de-ló · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for pão-de-ló
PropertyValue
Headwordpão-de-ló
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pão-de-ló” em português

pão-de-lófica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pão-de-ló is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bolo ou doce à base de ovos, açúcar e farinha de trigo".

Zero misspellings are on record for pão-de-ló in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pão-de-ló, spelled P-Ã-O---D-E---L-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    bolo ou doce à base de ovos, açúcar e farinha de trigo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Não se está defendendo tratamento a pão-de-ló, nem de hotel cinco-estrelas para esses chefões do crime organizado.

Synonyms

bolo esponjoso

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pão-de-ló"?
"pão-de-ló" is spelled P-Ã-O---D-E---L-Ó.
What does "pão-de-ló" mean?
As a noun, "pão-de-ló" means: bolo ou doce à base de ovos, açúcar e farinha de trigo
What language does "pão-de-ló" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list