sapatão

noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sapatão
PropertyValue
Headwordsapatão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,336
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sapatão” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).sapatãocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “roncar” (#51,326), “silenciador” (#51,346), “slick” (#51,348). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sapatão” fica em #51,336. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    sapato grande
  2. 2
    lésbica

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sapatão"?
"sapatão" is spelled S-A-P-A-T-Ã-O.
What does "sapatão" mean?
As a noun, "sapatão" means: sapato grande
What language does "sapatão" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list