poliedro
/pɔ.ˈljɛ.dɾu/
The verdict
“poliedro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,091 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,091
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sólido formado pela união de diversos planos (faces); os segmentos em que duas faces se tocam são chamados de arestas; os pontos em que três faces fazem intersecção são chamados de vértices
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poliedro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɔ.ˈljɛ.dɾu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #63,091 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poliedro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
poliedro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,091 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɔ.ˈljɛ.dɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sólido formado pela união de diversos planos (faces); os segmentos em que duas faces se tocam são chamados de arestas; os pontos em que três faces fazem intersecção são chamados de vértices".
No generated misspelling entries exist for poliedro in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is poliedro, spelled P-O-L-I-E-D-R-O.
Definition
- 1sólido formado pela união de diversos planos (faces); os segmentos em que duas faces se tocam são chamados de arestas; os pontos em que três faces fazem intersecção são chamados de vértices
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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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Using “poliedro”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-L-I-E-D-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɔ.ˈljɛ.dɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.