petelo
The verdict
“petelo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bico, focinho
Corpus desk
Index PT-petelo · petelo · Portuguese
petelo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | petelo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “petelo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
petelo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for petelo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is petelo, spelled P-E-T-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1bico, focinho
- 2queixo, maxila inferior, a sua proeminência
- 3ação de petelar, tirar as castanhas do ouriço
- 4instrumento para petelar, maço de madeira, martelo pequeno; pinças para pegar nos ouriços das castanhas
- 5enxada para cavadura vertical, para plantar árvores
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how petelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Está ocupada no petelo."
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.