sórdido

/ˈsɔɾ.di.du/

//ˈsɔɾ.di.du// adj

The verdict

“sórdido” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,050 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,050
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se daquele ou daquilo que é caracterizado pela sordidez

Corpus desk

Index PT-sordido · sórdido · Portuguese

sórdido · rank #60,050 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,050
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH tilápia

Nearest frequency peer: tilápia (+5 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 “sórdido”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “sórdido” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sórdido
PropertyValue
Headwordsórdido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈsɔɾ.di.du/
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,050
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sórdido” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).sórdidocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “tilápia” (#60,055), “sudoku” (#60,042), “sucks” (#60,040). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sórdido” fica em #60,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sórdido is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,050 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsɔɾ.di.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sórdido, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is sórdido, spelled S-Ó-R-D-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se daquele ou daquilo que é caracterizado pela sordidez
  2. 2
    ignóbil, torpe

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sórdido"?
"sórdido" is spelled S-Ó-R-D-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɔɾ.di.du/.
What does "sórdido" mean?
As an adjective, "sórdido" means: diz-se daquele ou daquilo que é caracterizado pela sordidez
How do you pronounce "sórdido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sórdido" is /ˈsɔɾ.di.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sórdido" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sórdido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list