rorqual
The verdict
“rorqual” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mamífero da ordem dos cetáceos Balaenopteridae, encontrado nas águas de todos os oceanos; duas das espécies de rorquais são consideradas os maiores animals do mundo (baleia-azul e baleia-comum)
Corpus desk
Index PT-rorqual · rorqual · Portuguese
rorqual · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rorqual |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “rorqual” em português
Rare enough to double-check
rorqual is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mamífero da ordem dos cetáceos Balaenopteridae, encontrado nas águas de todos os oceanos; duas das espécies de rorquais são consideradas os maiores animals do mundo (baleia-azul e baleia-comum)".
rorqual doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is rorqual, spelled R-O-R-Q-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1mamífero da ordem dos cetáceos Balaenopteridae, encontrado nas águas de todos os oceanos; duas das espécies de rorquais são consideradas os maiores animals do mundo (baleia-azul e baleia-comum)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rorqual appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Por exemplo, uma baleia rorqual, assim como a baleia azul, sente que existe alimento suficiente em suspensão na água e mergulha.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.