símio

noun

The verdict

“símio” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #82,455 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#82,455
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - macaco

Key facts for símio
PropertyValue
Headwordsímio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,455
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “símio” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). símio lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for símio is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #82,455 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "macaco".

No generated misspelling entries exist for símio in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is símio, spelled S-Í-M-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    macaco

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 "símio"?
"símio" is spelled S-Í-M-I-O.
What does "símio" mean?
As a noun, "símio" means: macaco
What language does "símio" come from?
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Using “símio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-Í-M-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list