pogrom

/po.ˈgɾõ/

//po.ˈgɾõ// noun

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 September 3, 2026) - série de pilhagens, agressões e assassinatos cometidos contra uma minoria, especialmente os judeus, que ocorria na Rússia czarista

Corpus desk

Index PT-pogrom · pogrom · Portuguese

pogrom · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for pogrom
PropertyValue
Headwordpogrom
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/po.ˈgɾõ/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pogrom” em português

pogromnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    série de pilhagens, agressões e assassinatos cometidos contra uma minoria, especialmente os judeus, que ocorria na Rússia czarista
  2. 2
    forma 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pogrom"?
"pogrom" is spelled P-O-G-R-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is /po.ˈgɾõ/.
What does "pogrom" mean?
As a noun, "pogrom" means: série de pilhagens, agressões e assassinatos cometidos contra uma minoria, especialmente os judeus, que ocorria na Rússia czarista
How do you pronounce "pogrom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pogrom" is /po.ˈgɾõ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pogrom" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list