peto
/ˈpeto/
The verdict
“peto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,208 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,208
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que flatulenza (flatulência, peido)
Corpus desk
Index PT-peto · peto · Portuguese
peto · rank #78,208 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,208
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH piteira
Nearest frequency peer: piteira (+8 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 “peto”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- parola
parola
21,809 corpus weight
- patogênico
patogênico
21,804 corpus weight
- peto
peto
21,793 corpus weight
- piteira
piteira
21,785 corpus weight
- portuga
portuga
21,778 corpus weight
- preceptor
preceptor
21,776 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “peto” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpeto/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #78,208 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “peto” em português
Rare enough to double-check
peto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,208 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpeto/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o mesmo que flatulenza (flatulência, peido)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for peto, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 peto, spelled P-E-T-O.
Definition
- 1o mesmo que flatulenza (flatulência, peido)
Synonyms
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.
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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).