suruí
/su.ɾu.ˈi/
The verdict
“suruí” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,147 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,147
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,603
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dos suruís
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | suruí |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /su.ɾu.ˈi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #67,147 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “suruí” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
suruí is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,147 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /su.ɾu.ˈi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dos suruís".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for suruí, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is suruí, spelled S-U-R-U-Í.
Definition
- 1dos suruís
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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Using “suruí”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-R-U-Í - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /su.ɾu.ˈi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.