sobrescrito
/so.bɾɨʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/
The verdict
“sobrescrito” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - algo que está escrito (endereço e remetente) sobre outro escrito (a carta)
Corpus desk
Index PT-sobrescrito · sobrescrito · Portuguese
sobrescrito · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | sobrescrito |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /so.bɾɨʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “sobrescrito” em português
Rare enough to double-check
sobrescrito is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /so.bɾɨʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "algo que está escrito (endereço e remetente) sobre outro escrito (a carta)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sobrescrito, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is sobrescrito, spelled S-O-B-R-E-S-C-R-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1algo que está escrito (endereço e remetente) sobre outro escrito (a carta)
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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.