ramalhete

noun

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The verdict

“ramalhete” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,716 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,716
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - buquê

Corpus desk

Index PT-ramalhete · ramalhete · Portuguese

ramalhete · rank #67,716 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,716
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH regal

Nearest frequency peer: regal (+3 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 “ramalhete”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ramalhete
PropertyValue
Headwordramalhete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,716
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ramalhete” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “regal” (#67,719), “reprimenda” (#67,729), “resignado” (#67,732). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “ramalhete” fica em #67,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ramalhete is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,716 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ramalhete in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 ramalhete, spelled R-A-M-A-L-H-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    buquê
  2. 2
    grinalda
  3. 3
    coletivo de flores

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 "ramalhete"?
"ramalhete" is spelled R-A-M-A-L-H-E-T-E.
What does "ramalhete" mean?
As a noun, "ramalhete" means: buquê
What language does "ramalhete" come from?
"ramalhete" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

resignado#67,732retrasado#67,736percevejo#67,689izquierda#67,575

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list