-rostro

suffix

The verdict

“-rostro” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. 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) - sufixo que exprime a ideia de bico (de ave)

Corpus desk

Index PT-rostro · -rostro · Portuguese

-rostro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" 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.

Key facts for -rostro
PropertyValue
Headword-rostro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechSuffix
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “-rostro” em português

-rostronão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

-rostro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sufixo que exprime a ideia de bico (de ave)".

Zero misspellings are on record for -rostro in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is -rostro, spelled --R-O-S-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sufixo que exprime a ideia de bico (de ave)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Acutirrostro; atrirrostro.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-rostro"?
"-rostro" is spelled --R-O-S-T-R-O.
What does "-rostro" mean?
As a suffix, "-rostro" means: sufixo que exprime a ideia de bico (de ave)
What language does "-rostro" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list