rado
/ˈraː.doː/
The verdict
“rado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,081 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,081
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 963
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - raspar, arranhar.
Corpus desk
Index PT-rado · rado · Portuguese
rado · rank #98,081 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,081
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 963
- PHOTO-FINISH quadruplicar
Nearest frequency peer: quadruplicar (-5 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 “rado”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- precocidade
precocidade
1,943 corpus weight
- psicossomát…
psicossomático
1,929 corpus weight
- quadruplicar
quadruplicar
1,925 corpus weight
- rado
rado
1,920 corpus weight
- regato
regato
1,907 corpus weight
- reso
reso
1,894 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “rado” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rado |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈraː.doː/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #98,081 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “rado” em português
Rare enough to double-check
rado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,081 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈraː.doː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
rado has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 rado, spelled R-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1raspar, arranhar.
- 2barbear.
- 3polir, esfregar.
- 4escovar.
- 5abrasar.
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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