sobressalto
/so.bɾɨ.ˈsaɫ.tu/
The verdict
“sobressalto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,280 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,280
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de sobressaltar; susto
Corpus desk
Index PT-sobressalto · sobressalto · Portuguese
sobressalto · rank #93,280 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,280
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH spada
Nearest frequency peer: spada (+8 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 “sobressalto”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- saiote
saiote
6,755 corpus weight
- satura
satura
6,747 corpus weight
- sobressalto
sobressalto
6,721 corpus weight
- spada
spada
6,713 corpus weight
- subtilmente
subtilmente
6,703 corpus weight
- teixo
teixo
6,684 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “sobressalto” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sobressalto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /so.bɾɨ.ˈsaɫ.tu/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #93,280 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “sobressalto” em português
Rare enough to double-check
sobressalto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,280 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /so.bɾɨ.ˈsaɫ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato de sobressaltar; susto".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sobressalto, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is sobressalto, spelled S-O-B-R-E-S-S-A-L-T-O.
Definition
- 1ato de sobressaltar; susto
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sobressalto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quando Chávez sofreu a primeira derrota, no mesmo ano ocorreram os levantes de Chiapa e a economia entrou em sobressalto.
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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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).