sapatão
The verdict
“sapatão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,336 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,336
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sapato grande
Corpus desk
Index PT-sapatao · sapatão · Portuguese
sapatão · rank #51,336 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,336
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH roncar
Nearest frequency peer: roncar (-10 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 “sapatão”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- risonho
risonho
48,680 corpus weight
- roncar
roncar
48,675 corpus weight
- sapatão
sapatão
48,665 corpus weight
- silenciador
silenciador
48,655 corpus weight
- slick
slick
48,653 corpus weight
- subseqüente
subseqüente
48,645 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “sapatão” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sapatão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,336 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “sapatão” em português
Rare enough to double-check
sapatão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,336 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for sapatão in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is sapatão, spelled S-A-P-A-T-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1sapato grande
- 2lésbica
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sapatão appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O clown é o palhaço instruído, poliglota e finíssimo, que fala pouco; o excêntrico é aquele palhaço de sapatão bicudo, colarinho alto, bobão e tagarela.
Na saída, uma vendedora ambulante dizia para o homem ao lado: "Eu não sou sapatão e gosto da Ana Carolina."
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.
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