sobrolho

noun

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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 May 6, 2026) - conjunto de pelos circundante à parte superior das órbitas oculares

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

Where “sobrolho” sits in Portuguese frequency

sobrolho falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Synonyms

sobrancelhasupercílio

This word in other languages

eyebrow(English)ceja(Español)sourcil(Français)Augenbraue(Deutsch)

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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Using “sobrolho”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-B-R-O-L-H-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