pedra preciosa
The verdict
“pedra preciosa” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pedra que tem valor comercial, normalmente utilizada para a criação de joias e adereços; são elas: diamante, esmeralda, rubi e safira
Corpus desk
Index PT-pedra-preciosa · pedra preciosa · Portuguese
pedra preciosa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | pedra preciosa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pedra preciosa” em português
Rare enough to double-check
pedra preciosa is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pedra que tem valor comercial, normalmente utilizada para a criação de joias e adereços; são elas: diamante, esmeralda, rubi e safira".
pedra preciosa has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is pedra preciosa, spelled P-E-D-R-A- -P-R-E-C-I-O-S-A.
Definition
- 1pedra que tem valor comercial, normalmente utilizada para a criação de joias e adereços; são elas: diamante, esmeralda, rubi e safira
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pedra preciosa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um vendedor entrou na loja para negociar um diamante, mas deixou a pedra cair no chão. O cachorro dos donos da loja, Soli, pulou e rapidamente engoliu a pedra preciosa.
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.