prolixo
/pɾo.ˈlik.su/
The verdict
“prolixo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,085 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,085
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - demasiadamente longo, extenso ou demorado
Corpus desk
Index PT-prolixo · prolixo · Portuguese
prolixo · rank #97,085 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,085
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH pronominal
Nearest frequency peer: pronominal (+2 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 “prolixo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- patim
patim
2,956 corpus weight
- platónico
platónico
2,938 corpus weight
- prolixo
prolixo
2,916 corpus weight
- pronominal
pronominal
2,914 corpus weight
- pónei
pónei
2,906 corpus weight
- rapsódia
rapsódia
2,893 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “prolixo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prolixo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɾo.ˈlik.su/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,085 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “prolixo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
prolixo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,085 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɾo.ˈlik.su/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
prolixo has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is prolixo, spelled P-R-O-L-I-X-O.
Definition
- 1demasiadamente longo, extenso ou demorado
- 2enfadonho, fastidioso
- 3que usa mais palavras e frases do que o necessário
- 4muito longo
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prolixo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
estilo prolixo, pessoa prolixa
discurso prolixo
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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