plutónio

/plu.ˈtɔ.nju/

//plu.ˈtɔ.nju// noun

The verdict

“plutónio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,695 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,695
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Pu, possui o número atómico 94 e massa atómica relativa 244 u; é um metal radioativo de transição interna (actinídeo), de cor branca prateada, encontrado sólido na tempe...

Key facts for plutónio
PropertyValue
Headwordplutónio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/plu.ˈtɔ.nju/
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plutónio” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). plutónio lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plutónio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,695 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /plu.ˈtɔ.nju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elemento químico de símbolo Pu, possui o número atómico 94 e massa atómica relativa 244 u; é um metal radioativo de transição interna (actinídeo), de cor branca prateada, encontrado sólido na tempe...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for plutónio, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 plutónio, spelled P-L-U-T-Ó-N-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento químico de símbolo Pu, possui o número atómico 94 e massa atómica relativa 244 u; é um metal radioativo de transição interna (actinídeo), de cor branca prateada, encontrado sólido na temperatura ambiente; é um elemento transurânico sintético, produzido pelo bombardeamento do urânio por deutetrons em um ciclotron e, em grandes quantidades, nos reatores nucleares; seu isótopo 239Pu é utilizado para produção de modernas armas nucleares

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 "plutónio"?
"plutónio" is spelled P-L-U-T-Ó-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /plu.ˈtɔ.nju/.
What does "plutónio" mean?
As a noun, "plutónio" means: elemento químico de símbolo Pu, possui o número atómico 94 e massa atómica relativa 244 u; é um metal radioativo de transição interna (actinídeo), de cor branca prateada, encontrado sólido na tempe...
How do you pronounce "plutónio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plutónio" is /plu.ˈtɔ.nju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plutónio" come from?
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Using “plutónio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-L-U-T-Ó-N-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /plu.ˈtɔ.nju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list