-rostro
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -rostro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “-rostro” em português
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
- 1sufixo que exprime a ideia de bico (de ave)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how -rostro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.