parco

adj

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The verdict

“parco” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,439 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,439
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em pouca quantidade

Corpus desk

Index PT-parco · parco · Portuguese

parco · rank #73,439 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,439
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pars

Nearest frequency peer: pars (+1 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “parco”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “parco” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parco
PropertyValue
Headwordparco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#73,439
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “parco” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).parcocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “pars” (#73,440), “pastoril” (#73,442), “periscópio” (#73,450). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “parco” fica em #73,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parco is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,439 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for parco, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is parco, spelled P-A-R-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    em pouca quantidade
  2. 2
    de pequeno valor, não importante

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Um homem de parcos recursos.
  2. Meu parco e porco alemão não foi suficiente para me entender com o estrangeiro.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parco"?
"parco" is spelled P-A-R-C-O.
What does "parco" mean?
As an adjective, "parco" means: em pouca quantidade
What language does "parco" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

picão#73,456minus#73,379estai#73,191coupe#73,095

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list