sargaço
/sɐɾ.ˈɡa.su/
The verdict
“sargaço” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - vegetal dos mares, as algas marinhas de tamanho maior são as que recebem este nome
Corpus desk
Index PT-sargaco · sargaço · Portuguese
sargaço · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | sargaço |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɐɾ.ˈɡa.su/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “sargaço” em português
Rare enough to double-check
sargaço is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɐɾ.ˈɡa.su/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for sargaço in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 sargaço, spelled S-A-R-G-A-Ç-O.
Definition
- 1vegetal dos mares, as algas marinhas de tamanho maior são as que recebem este nome
- 2alga pertencente a qualquer destas espécies Fucus serratus, Laminaria digitata ou Laminaria saccharina
- 3planta cistácea
Synonyms
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.