sabo

/ˈsa.bo/

//ˈsa.bo// noun

The verdict

“sabo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,290 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,290
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-sabo · sabo · Portuguese

sabo · rank #78,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,290
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH retalhar

Nearest frequency peer: retalhar (-16 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 “sabo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sabo
PropertyValue
Headwordsabo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsa.bo/
Letters4
Frequency rank#78,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sabo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.sabocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “retalhar” (#78,274), “seringueira” (#78,306), “respeitante” (#78,270). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sabo” fica em #78,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sabo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,290 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsa.bo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sábado".

sabo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is sabo, spelled S-A-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sábado

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 "sabo"?
"sabo" is spelled S-A-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsa.bo/.
What does "sabo" mean?
As a noun, "sabo" means: sábado
How do you pronounce "sabo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sabo" is /ˈsa.bo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sabo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list