rabicho

/Rɐ.ˈbi.ʃu/

//Rɐ.ˈbi.ʃu// adj

The verdict

“rabicho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #91,335 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,335
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se do touro que não tem pelo na ponta da cauda

Corpus desk

Index PT-rabicho · rabicho · Portuguese

rabicho · rank #91,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,335
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rateio

Nearest frequency peer: rateio (+8 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 “rabicho”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “rabicho” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rabicho
PropertyValue
Headwordrabicho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Rɐ.ˈbi.ʃu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “rabicho” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).rabichocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “rateio” (#91,343), “puis” (#91,318), “publi” (#91,317). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rabicho” fica em #91,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rabicho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #91,335 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /Rɐ.ˈbi.ʃu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se do touro que não tem pelo na ponta da cauda".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rabicho, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is rabicho, spelled R-A-B-I-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se do touro que não tem pelo na ponta da cauda

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rabicho"?
"rabicho" is spelled R-A-B-I-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɐ.ˈbi.ʃu/.
What does "rabicho" mean?
As an adjective, "rabicho" means: diz-se do touro que não tem pelo na ponta da cauda
How do you pronounce "rabicho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rabicho" is /Rɐ.ˈbi.ʃu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rabicho" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rabicho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list