refugo
/Rɨ.ˈfu.ɡu/
The verdict
“refugo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,834 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,834
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 963
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - resto
Corpus desk
Index PT-refugo · refugo · Portuguese
refugo · rank #69,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,834
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 963
- PHOTO-FINISH rance
Nearest frequency peer: rance (-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 “refugo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- prestável
prestável
30,194 corpus weight
- professar
professar
30,189 corpus weight
- profetizar
profetizar
30,188 corpus weight
- rance
rance
30,175 corpus weight
- refugo
refugo
30,167 corpus weight
- rugir
rugir
30,141 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “refugo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | refugo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /Rɨ.ˈfu.ɡu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,834 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “refugo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
refugo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,834 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /Rɨ.ˈfu.ɡu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for refugo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is refugo, spelled R-E-F-U-G-O.
Definition
- 1resto
- 2ato ou efeito de refugar
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how refugo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ele perdeu os dois estribos durante sua apresentação e acabou tendo um refugo e duas faltas no percurso de velocidade, no qual seu cavalo é especialista.
Synonyms
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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