risonho

/Ri.ˈzo.ɲu/

//Ri.ˈzo.ɲu// adj

The verdict

“risonho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,321 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,321
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-risonho · risonho · Portuguese

risonho · rank #51,321 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,321
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH roncar

Nearest frequency peer: roncar (+5 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 “risonho”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for risonho
PropertyValue
Headwordrisonho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Ri.ˈzo.ɲu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,321
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “risonho” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.risonhocai 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: “roncar” (#51,326), “sapatão” (#51,336), “reco” (#51,300). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “risonho” fica em #51,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

risonho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,321 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /Ri.ˈzo.ɲu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for risonho in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is risonho, spelled R-I-S-O-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    alegre
  2. 2
    sorridente
  3. 3
    rindo à toa, ou sem motivo, com um sorriso no rosto

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how risonho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Ela fica risonha na hora em que seu marido chega em casa."
  2. "Era uma pérola esse homem, risonho, jovial, patriota, um pouco irritado com os males públicos, mas não desesperando de os curar depressa."

Synonyms

riseiro

This word in other languages

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 "risonho"?
"risonho" is spelled R-I-S-O-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Ri.ˈzo.ɲu/.
What does "risonho" mean?
As an adjective, "risonho" means: alegre
How do you pronounce "risonho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "risonho" is /Ri.ˈzo.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "risonho" come from?
"risonho" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list