pão-de-ló
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pão-de-ló |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pão-de-ló” em português
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
- 1bolo ou doce à base de ovos, açúcar e farinha de trigo
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pão-de-ló appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Não se está defendendo tratamento a pão-de-ló, nem de hotel cinco-estrelas para esses chefões do crime organizado.
Synonyms
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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.