seixo
/ˈsɐj.ʃu/
The verdict
“seixo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,804 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,804
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fragmento de pedra
Corpus desk
Index PT-seixo · seixo · Portuguese
seixo · rank #65,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,804
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH semeador
Nearest frequency peer: semeador (+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 “seixo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- sarrafo
sarrafo
34,207 corpus weight
- sav
sav
34,203 corpus weight
- seixo
seixo
34,197 corpus weight
- semeador
semeador
34,194 corpus weight
- sneak
sneak
34,181 corpus weight
- sombreado
sombreado
34,178 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “seixo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | seixo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɐj.ʃu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #65,804 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “seixo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
seixo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,804 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɐj.ʃu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fragmento de pedra".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for seixo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 seixo, spelled S-E-I-X-O.
Definition
- 1fragmento de pedra
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how seixo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Em 1890, afirmara, diante da verificação de levitações, de transporte de objetos e de materializações, que com relação à teoria espírita era um pequeno seixo na praia, a água não o cobria, mas a cada maré sentia estar sendo arrastado um pouco mais para o mar.
Synonyms
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.
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