sibilante
/si.bi.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ/
The verdict
“sibilante” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que sibila
Corpus desk
Index PT-sibilante · sibilante · Portuguese
sibilante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | sibilante |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /si.bi.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “sibilante” em português
Rare enough to double-check
sibilante is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /si.bi.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que sibila".
sibilante doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sibilante, spelled S-I-B-I-L-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1que sibila
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.