rabisco

/Rɐ.ˈbiʃ.ku/

//Rɐ.ˈbiʃ.ku// noun

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The verdict

“rabisco” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,527 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,527
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - risco tortuoso

Key facts for rabisco
PropertyValue
Headwordrabisco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɐ.ˈbiʃ.ku/
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,527
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rabisco” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rabisco lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rabisco is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,527 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /Rɐ.ˈbiʃ.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rabisco in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is rabisco, spelled R-A-B-I-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    risco tortuoso
  2. 2
    diz-se dos bocados de cortiça dispersos pelos caminhos ou debaixo dos sobreiros

Synonyms

garatujarabisca

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 "rabisco"?
"rabisco" is spelled R-A-B-I-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɐ.ˈbiʃ.ku/.
What does "rabisco" mean?
As a noun, "rabisco" means: risco tortuoso
How do you pronounce "rabisco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rabisco" is /Rɐ.ˈbiʃ.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rabisco" come from?
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Using “rabisco”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-A-B-I-S-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /Rɐ.ˈbiʃ.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list