sebe

/ˈsɛ.bɨ/

//ˈsɛ.bɨ// noun

The verdict

“sebe” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,757 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,757
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vedação feita de ramos ou varas entrelaçadas

Corpus desk

Index PT-sebe · sebe · Portuguese

sebe · rank #67,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,757
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH saki

Nearest frequency peer: saki (-8 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 “sebe”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sebe
PropertyValue
Headwordsebe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɛ.bɨ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#67,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sebe” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “saki” (#67,749), “sacrário” (#67,747), “rubim” (#67,746). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sebe” fica em #67,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sebe is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,757 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɛ.bɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vedação feita de ramos ou varas entrelaçadas".

Zero misspellings are on record for sebe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 sebe, spelled S-E-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vedação feita de ramos ou varas entrelaçadas

This word in other languages

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 "sebe"?
"sebe" is spelled S-E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛ.bɨ/.
What does "sebe" mean?
As a noun, "sebe" means: vedação feita de ramos ou varas entrelaçadas
How do you pronounce "sebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sebe" is /ˈsɛ.bɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sebe" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list