sorvedouro
/suɾ.vɨ.ˈdow.ɾu/
The verdict
“sorvedouro” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - redemoinho no mar ou no rio, que leva para o fundo o que nele cai; voragem
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sorvedouro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /suɾ.vɨ.ˈdow.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sorvedouro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for sorvedouro is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /suɾ.vɨ.ˈdow.ɾu/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for sorvedouro in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is sorvedouro, spelled S-O-R-V-E-D-O-U-R-O.
Definition
- 1redemoinho no mar ou no rio, que leva para o fundo o que nele cai; voragem
- 2abismo, precipício
Synonyms
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.
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Using “sorvedouro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-R-V-E-D-O-U-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /suɾ.vɨ.ˈdow.ɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.