sámi
/sa.a.ˈmi/
The verdict
“sámi” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ao povo sámi, que habita partes da Finlândia, da Noruega, da Suécia e da Rússia
Corpus desk
Index PT-sami · sámi · Portuguese
sámi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sámi |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /sa.a.ˈmi/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “sámi” em português
Rare enough to double-check
sámi is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /sa.a.ˈmi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sámi, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is sámi, spelled S-Á-M-I.
Definition
- 1relativo ao povo sámi, que habita partes da Finlândia, da Noruega, da Suécia e da Rússia
- 2relativo às línguas sámi(s)
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.