supercomputador
The verdict
“supercomputador” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,863 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,863
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - computador de grande capacidade de processamento, sobretudo para cálculo numérico
Corpus desk
Index PT-supercomputador · supercomputador · Portuguese
supercomputador · rank #61,863 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,863
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH supersticioso
Nearest frequency peer: supersticioso (+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 “supercomputador”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- sanear
sanear
38,168 corpus weight
- shoulder
shoulder
38,158 corpus weight
- supercomput…
supercomputador
38,138 corpus weight
- supersticio…
supersticioso
38,137 corpus weight
- totalizar
totalizar
38,124 corpus weight
- tule
tule
38,114 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “supercomputador” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | supercomputador |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #61,863 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “supercomputador” em português
Rare enough to double-check
supercomputador is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,863 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "computador de grande capacidade de processamento, sobretudo para cálculo numérico".
supercomputador has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 supercomputador, spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-O-M-P-U-T-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1computador de grande capacidade de processamento, sobretudo para cálculo numérico
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how supercomputador appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Por meio de sua assessoria de imprensa, o MCT reiterou que a aquisição do supercomputador "é uma necessidade da ciência e das empresas brasileiras" e confirmou que o acordo está encaminhado.
This word in other languages
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.
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