soturno

/su.ˈtuɾ.nu/

//su.ˈtuɾ.nu// adj

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The verdict

“soturno” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,789 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,789
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-soturno · soturno · Portuguese

soturno · rank #72,789 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,789
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sotavento

Nearest frequency peer: sotavento (-1 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 “soturno”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for soturno
PropertyValue
Headwordsoturno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/su.ˈtuɾ.nu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,789
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “soturno” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).soturnocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “sotavento” (#72,788), “squid” (#72,791), “subsistir” (#72,801). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “soturno” fica em #72,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

soturno is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,789 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /su.ˈtuɾ.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for soturno, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is soturno, spelled S-O-T-U-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sombrio, tristonho
  2. 2
    lúgubre, medonho

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 "soturno"?
"soturno" is spelled S-O-T-U-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /su.ˈtuɾ.nu/.
What does "soturno" mean?
As an adjective, "soturno" means: sombrio, tristonho
How do you pronounce "soturno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soturno" is /su.ˈtuɾ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soturno" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

typhoon#72,852regards#72,724regador#72,723prevent#72,696

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list