pogrom
/po.ˈgɾõ/
The verdict
“pogrom” 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 May 6, 2026) - série de pilhagens, agressões e assassinatos cometidos contra uma minoria, especialmente os judeus, que ocorria na Rússia czarista
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pogrom |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /po.ˈgɾõ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pogrom” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pogrom is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /po.ˈgɾõ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pogrom, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is pogrom, spelled P-O-G-R-O-M.
Definition
- 1série de pilhagens, agressões e assassinatos cometidos contra uma minoria, especialmente os judeus, que ocorria na Rússia czarista
- 2forma de perseguição violenta contra um grupo particular (geralmente com base na sua religião ou etnia), não só destruindo seus integrantes mas também o ambiente onde vivem
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “pogrom”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-G-R-O-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /po.ˈgɾõ/ (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
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.