remain

/ɹɪˈmeɪn/

//ɹɪˈmeɪn// noun

The verdict

“remain” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,485 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,485
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-remain · remain · Portuguese

remain · rank #77,485 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,485
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH retirante

Nearest frequency peer: retirante (+7 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 “remain”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for remain
PropertyValue
Headwordremain
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈmeɪn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,485
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “remain” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.remaincai 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: “retirante” (#77,492), “retroativo” (#77,494), “rechear” (#77,475). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “remain” fica em #77,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

remain is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,485 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈmeɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "resto, resquício".

No generated misspelling entries exist for remain in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is remain, spelled R-E-M-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    resto, resquício

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 "remain"?
"remain" is spelled R-E-M-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈmeɪn/.
What does "remain" mean?
As a noun, "remain" means: resto, resquício
How do you pronounce "remain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remain" is /ɹɪˈmeɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list