rijo
/ˈRi.ʒu/
The verdict
“rijo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,998 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,998
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 963
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não quebra facilmente
Corpus desk
Index PT-rijo · rijo · Portuguese
rijo · rank #52,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,998
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 963
- PHOTO-FINISH Rian
Nearest frequency peer: Rian (-2 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 “rijo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- retoque
retoque
47,007 corpus weight
- reverberação
reverberação
47,006 corpus weight
- Rian
Rian
47,005 corpus weight
- rijo
rijo
47,003 corpus weight
- roja
roja
46,999 corpus weight
- roçar
roçar
46,996 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “rijo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rijo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈRi.ʒu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #52,998 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “rijo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
rijo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,998 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈRi.ʒu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rijo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is rijo, spelled R-I-J-O.
Definition
- 1que não quebra facilmente
- 2teso; duro; vigoroso; forte
- 3severo; intenso
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rijo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
Aos 83 anos, corpo rijo, coluna ereta, sorriso aberto, Roger Avanzi é um dos mais importantes palhaços do País, talvez o maior ainda atuante.
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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