poro
/ˈpɔ.ɾu/
The verdict
“poro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,519 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,519
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequeno orifício na superfície de seres vivos ou corpos inanimados
Corpus desk
Index PT-poro · poro · Portuguese
poro · rank #57,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,519
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH plenty
Nearest frequency peer: plenty (-3 rank slots)
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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “poro”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- Pere
Pere
42,496 corpus weight
- plenty
plenty
42,485 corpus weight
- poro
poro
42,482 corpus weight
- predestinaç…
predestinação
42,479 corpus weight
- presidenciá…
presidenciável
42,476 corpus weight
- quinhão
quinhão
42,456 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “poro” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɔ.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #57,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “poro” em português
Rare enough to double-check
poro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,519 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɔ.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pequeno orifício na superfície de seres vivos ou corpos inanimados".
poro has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is poro, spelled P-O-R-O.
Definition
- 1pequeno orifício na superfície de seres vivos ou corpos inanimados
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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