ramada

/Rɐ.ˈma.dɐ/

//Rɐ.ˈma.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ramada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,085 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,085
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que rama ('conjunto de ramos')

Corpus desk

Index PT-ramada · ramada · Portuguese

ramada · rank #54,085 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,085
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH pélvis

Nearest frequency peer: pélvis (-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 “ramada”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ramada
PropertyValue
Headwordramada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɐ.ˈma.dɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,085
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ramada” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ramadacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “pélvis” (#54,077), “prenúncio” (#54,066), “portagem” (#54,062). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “ramada” fica em #54,085. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ramada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,085 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /Rɐ.ˈma.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ramada in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ramada, spelled R-A-M-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que rama ('conjunto de ramos')
  2. 2
    molho de ramos que se põe nos rios para que neles se acolha o peixe
  3. 3
    ornamento feito com ramos; enramada
  4. 4
    cobertura feita de ramos, para abrigo ou sombreamento; enramada
  5. 5
    abrigo para o gado
  6. 6
    cerca de ramos ou garranchos secos

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 "ramada"?
"ramada" is spelled R-A-M-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɐ.ˈma.dɐ/.
What does "ramada" mean?
As a noun, "ramada" means: o mesmo que rama ('conjunto de ramos')
How do you pronounce "ramada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ramada" is /Rɐ.ˈma.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ramada" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pélvis#54,077passer#54,044tereis#54,153mayday#53,997

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list