pataxó

/pɐ.tɐ.ˈʃɔ/

//pɐ.tɐ.ˈʃɔ// adj

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The verdict

“pataxó” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,295 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,295
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relacionado aos pataxós

Corpus desk

Index PT-pataxo · pataxó · Portuguese

pataxó · rank #56,295 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,295
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH paraquedismo

Nearest frequency peer: paraquedismo (-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 “pataxó”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pataxó
PropertyValue
Headwordpataxó
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɐ.tɐ.ˈʃɔ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pataxó” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.pataxócai 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: “paraquedismo” (#56,294), “paquete” (#56,292), “panificação” (#56,290). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pataxó” fica em #56,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pataxó is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,295 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɐ.tɐ.ˈʃɔ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pataxó, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pataxó, spelled P-A-T-A-X-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    relacionado aos pataxós
  2. 2
    referente à língua pataxó

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. No Arraial, estabelecido nas proximidades de uma aldeia pataxó, foram construídos convento e igreja sob invocação de Nossa Senhora das Neves.

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 "pataxó"?
"pataxó" is spelled P-A-T-A-X-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.tɐ.ˈʃɔ/.
What does "pataxó" mean?
As an adjective, "pataxó" means: relacionado aos pataxós
How do you pronounce "pataxó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pataxó" is /pɐ.tɐ.ˈʃɔ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pataxó" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mullet#56,265semper#56,383inação#56,179alínea#56,504

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list