sílex
The verdict
“sílex” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rocha muito dura composta de calcedônia e opala, de cor ruiva, parda ou negra
Corpus desk
Index PT-silex · sílex · Portuguese
sílex · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | sílex |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “sílex” em português
Rare enough to double-check
sílex is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sílex, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 sílex, spelled S-Í-L-E-X.
Definition
- 1rocha muito dura composta de calcedônia e opala, de cor ruiva, parda ou negra
- 2nome comum de várias pedras cuja base é a sílica; pederneira
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sílex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O sílex partido, com arestas cortantes, foi utilizado pelos pré-históricos como arma ou instrumento.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.