peso-mosca

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - categoria do boxe de até 52,802kg

Corpus desk

Index PT-peso-mosca · peso-mosca · Portuguese

peso-mosca · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 peso-mosca
PropertyValue
Headwordpeso-mosca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “peso-mosca” em português

peso-moscaestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

peso-mosca is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for peso-mosca, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is peso-mosca, spelled P-E-S-O---M-O-S-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    categoria do boxe de até 52,802kg
  2. 2
    lutador desta categoria

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nota: nessa acepção, sempre empregado no masculino.
  2. Entra na arena o peso-mosca.

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 "peso-mosca"?
"peso-mosca" is spelled P-E-S-O---M-O-S-C-A.
What does "peso-mosca" mean?
As a noun, "peso-mosca" means: categoria do boxe de até 52,802kg
What language does "peso-mosca" come from?
"peso-mosca" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list