sobrolho

noun

The verdict

“sobrolho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto de pelos circundante à parte superior das órbitas oculares

Corpus desk

Index PT-sobrolho · sobrolho · Portuguese

sobrolho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for sobrolho
PropertyValue
Headwordsobrolho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sobrolho” em português

sobrolhonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sobrolho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "conjunto de pelos circundante à parte superior das órbitas oculares".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sobrolho, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sobrolho, spelled S-O-B-R-O-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto de pelos circundante à parte superior das órbitas oculares

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sobrolho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Alçou os sobrolhos como sinal de espanto.

Synonyms

sobrancelhasupercílio

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sobrolho"?
"sobrolho" is spelled S-O-B-R-O-L-H-O.
What does "sobrolho" mean?
As a noun, "sobrolho" means: conjunto de pelos circundante à parte superior das órbitas oculares
What language does "sobrolho" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list