relógio de sol
The verdict
“relógio de sol” 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) - haste vertical que projeta uma sombra num plano e assim as horas do dia
Corpus desk
Index PT-relogio-de-sol · relógio de sol · Portuguese
relógio de sol · 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 | relógio de sol |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “relógio de sol” em português
Rare enough to double-check
relógio de sol is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "haste vertical que projeta uma sombra num plano e assim as horas do dia".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for relógio de sol, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is relógio de sol, spelled R-E-L-Ó-G-I-O- -D-E- -S-O-L.
Definition
- 1haste vertical que projeta uma sombra num plano e assim as horas do dia
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how relógio de sol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O relógio de sol, um dos desenhos mais destacados, foi mutilado pela detonação da rocha.
Synonyms
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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.