porco-formigueiro

/ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈgej.ɾʊ/, /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈge.ɾʊ/

//ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈgej.ɾʊ/, /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈge.ɾʊ// noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mamífero tubulidentado nativo das savanas africanas (Orycteropus afer)

Key facts for porco-formigueiro
PropertyValue
Headwordporco-formigueiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈgej.ɾʊ/, /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈge.ɾʊ/
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “porco-formigueiro” sits in Portuguese frequency

porco-formigueiro falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

porco-formigueiro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈgej.ɾʊ/, /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈge.ɾʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mamífero tubulidentado nativo das savanas africanas (Orycteropus afer)".

porco-formigueiro has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is porco-formigueiro, spelled P-O-R-C-O---F-O-R-M-I-G-U-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    mamífero tubulidentado nativo das savanas africanas (Orycteropus afer)

Synonyms

aardvarkoricteropeoricteropoporco-da-terratimbatimbo

This word in other languages

aardvark(English)cerdo hormiguero(Español)oryctérope(Français)Erdferkel(Deutsch)

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 "porco-formigueiro"?
"porco-formigueiro" is spelled P-O-R-C-O---F-O-R-M-I-G-U-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈgej.ɾʊ/, /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈge.ɾʊ/.
What does "porco-formigueiro" mean?
As a noun, "porco-formigueiro" means: mamífero tubulidentado nativo das savanas africanas (Orycteropus afer)
How do you pronounce "porco-formigueiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porco-formigueiro" is /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈgej.ɾʊ/, /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈge.ɾʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porco-formigueiro" come from?
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Using “porco-formigueiro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-R-C-O---F-O-R-M-I-G-U-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈgej.ɾʊ/, /ˈpoɾ.kʊ foɾ.mɪ.ˈge.ɾʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list