sorvo

/ˈsoɾ.vu/

//ˈsoɾ.vu// noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hausto

Corpus desk

Index PT-sorvo · sorvo · Portuguese

sorvo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 sorvo
PropertyValue
Headwordsorvo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsoɾ.vu/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sorvo” em português

sorvonão 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

sorvo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsoɾ.vu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for sorvo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is sorvo, spelled S-O-R-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    hausto
  2. 2
    gole
  3. 3
    trago

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 "sorvo"?
"sorvo" is spelled S-O-R-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsoɾ.vu/.
What does "sorvo" mean?
As a noun, "sorvo" means: hausto
How do you pronounce "sorvo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sorvo" is /ˈsoɾ.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sorvo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list