rabo de cavalo
The verdict
“rabo de cavalo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - penteado em que o cabelo é posto todo para trás e junto é preso a partir da parte posterior da cabeça formando um feixe que pende
Corpus desk
Index PT-rabo-de-cavalo · rabo de cavalo · Portuguese
rabo de cavalo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rabo de cavalo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “rabo de cavalo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
rabo de cavalo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "penteado em que o cabelo é posto todo para trás e junto é preso a partir da parte posterior da cabeça formando um feixe que pende".
rabo de cavalo has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is rabo de cavalo, spelled R-A-B-O- -D-E- -C-A-V-A-L-O.
Definition
- 1penteado em que o cabelo é posto todo para trás e junto é preso a partir da parte posterior da cabeça formando um feixe que pende
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rabo de cavalo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sorridente, de vestido curto e cabelos presos num displicente rabo de cavalo, Madonna bebeu caipirinha num copo de plástico - como os demais frequentadores da casa de show -, trocou beijos e carinhos com o namorado, o modelo Jesus Luz, sorriu ao conversar com os amigos e até dançou um pouquinho.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.