schema

/skiːmə/

//skiːmə// noun

The verdict

“schema” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,858 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,858
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-schema · schema · Portuguese

schema · rank #86,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,858
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sementeira

Nearest frequency peer: sementeira (+3 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 “schema”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schema
PropertyValue
Headwordschema
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/skiːmə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “schema” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.schemacai 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: “sementeira” (#86,861), “rok” (#86,846), “telheiro” (#86,901). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “schema” fica em #86,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schema is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,858 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /skiːmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "esquema".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schema, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is schema, spelled S-C-H-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    esquema

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list