retículo

noun

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The verdict

“retículo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,772 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,772
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequena rede ou estrutura em forma de malha

Key facts for retículo
PropertyValue
Headwordretículo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “retículo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). retículo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retículo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,772 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for retículo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is retículo, spelled R-E-T-Í-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena rede ou estrutura em forma de malha
  2. 2
    segunda cavidade do estômago dos ruminantes, também chamada de barrete
  3. 3
    conjunto de nervuras ou filamentos que cercam a base das folhas
  4. 4
    disco transparente com fios cruzados usado em instrumentos ópticos para auxiliar na visada
  5. 5
    rede tridimensional de pontos que representam a disposição periódica de átomos ou moléculas em um cristal

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 "retículo"?
"retículo" is spelled R-E-T-Í-C-U-L-O.
What does "retículo" mean?
As a noun, "retículo" means: pequena rede ou estrutura em forma de malha
What language does "retículo" come from?
"retículo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “retículo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-T-Í-C-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list