simulacro
/si.mu.ˈla.kɾu/
The verdict
“simulacro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,794 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,794
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - imitação, fingimento
Corpus desk
Index PT-simulacro · simulacro · Portuguese
simulacro · rank #58,794 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,794
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH signe
Nearest frequency peer: signe (-1 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 “simulacro”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- rough
rough
41,224 corpus weight
- ruga
ruga
41,222 corpus weight
- sifão
sifão
41,209 corpus weight
- signe
signe
41,208 corpus weight
- simulacro
simulacro
41,207 corpus weight
- sobremaneira
sobremaneira
41,206 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “simulacro” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | simulacro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /si.mu.ˈla.kɾu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,794 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “simulacro” em português
Rare enough to double-check
simulacro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,794 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /si.mu.ˈla.kɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "imitação, fingimento".
No generated misspelling entries exist for simulacro in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is simulacro, spelled S-I-M-U-L-A-C-R-O.
Definition
- 1imitação, fingimento
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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