pocotó
The verdict
“pocotó” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - expressa imitativamente som dos cascos numa passada completa do trote de um cavalo
Corpus desk
Index PT-pocoto · pocotó · Portuguese
pocotó · 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 | pocotó |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pocotó” em português
Rare enough to double-check
pocotó is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "expressa imitativamente som dos cascos numa passada completa do trote de um cavalo".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pocotó, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is pocotó, spelled P-O-C-O-T-Ó.
Definition
- 1expressa imitativamente som dos cascos numa passada completa do trote de um cavalo
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pocotó appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O teatro infantil do Arnaldo Miranda
aconteceu que o filho de um rei, cavalgando pela floresta... pocotó, pocotó, pocotó... passou pela torre (passa) e ouviu um canto tão suave, que parou para escutá-lo...
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.