rábano
The verdict
“rábano” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #91,396 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,396
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 963
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta da família das brassicáceas, cultivada por sua raiz com sabor picante, usada na culinária e na medicina popular
Corpus desk
Index PT-rabano · rábano · Portuguese
rábano · rank #91,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,396
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 963
- PHOTO-FINISH sazonalmente
Nearest frequency peer: sazonalmente (+10 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 “rábano”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- reitero
reitero
8,634 corpus weight
- rábano
rábano
8,605 corpus weight
- sazonalmente
sazonalmente
8,595 corpus weight
- seringal
seringal
8,583 corpus weight
- sinete
sinete
8,571 corpus weight
- solitude
solitude
8,563 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “rábano” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rábano |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,396 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “rábano” em português
Rare enough to double-check
rábano is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #91,396 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for rábano in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is rábano, spelled R-Á-B-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1planta da família das brassicáceas, cultivada por sua raiz com sabor picante, usada na culinária e na medicina popular
- 2raiz comestível dessa planta, geralmente de cor branca ou vermelha, com gosto forte e ardente
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rábano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O rábano é comum em pratos japoneses e europeus
Ele ralou o rábano para temperar a salada
Synonyms
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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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