populacho

noun

The verdict

“populacho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que plebe; as classes inferiores da sociedade

Corpus desk

Index PT-populacho · populacho · Portuguese

populacho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 populacho
PropertyValue
Headwordpopulacho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “populacho” em português

populachofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

populacho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o mesmo que plebe; as classes inferiores da sociedade".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for populacho, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is populacho, spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que plebe; as classes inferiores da sociedade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how populacho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A comicidade oscila entre o requinte e a insolência, entre o pseudodidático e o surreal, e a visão histórica proposta por Stoppard se afirma por entre as brechas abertas por grandes ideias eruditas e versos ao gosto do populacho.

Synonyms

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 "populacho"?
"populacho" is spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-C-H-O.
What does "populacho" mean?
As a noun, "populacho" means: o mesmo que plebe; as classes inferiores da sociedade
What language does "populacho" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list