rizoma
The verdict
“rizoma” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #71,314 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #71,314
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - caule longo, horizontal e subterrâneo, geralmente em forma de raiz que, rico em nutrientes e reservas, emite novos ramos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rizoma |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,314 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rizoma” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for rizoma is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #71,314 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
rizoma has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is rizoma, spelled R-I-Z-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1caule longo, horizontal e subterrâneo, geralmente em forma de raiz que, rico em nutrientes e reservas, emite novos ramos
- 2fundamento que baseia ou legitima firmemente alguma coisa; raiz
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.
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Using “rizoma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-I-Z-O-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.