suruí

/su.ɾu.ˈi/

//su.ɾu.ˈi// adj

The verdict

“suruí” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,147 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,147
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-surui · suruí · Portuguese

suruí · rank #67,147 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,147
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH superlotado

Nearest frequency peer: superlotado (-3 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 “suruí”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for suruí
PropertyValue
Headwordsuruí
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/su.ɾu.ˈi/
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,147
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “suruí” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).suruícai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “superlotado” (#67,144), “stem” (#67,136), “solidificação” (#67,127). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “suruí” fica em #67,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

suruí is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,147 among 1,185 “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

  1. 1
    dos 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suruí"?
"suruí" is spelled S-U-R-U-Í. The IPA pronunciation is /su.ɾu.ˈi/.
What does "suruí" mean?
As an adjective, "suruí" means: dos suruís
How do you pronounce "suruí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suruí" is /su.ɾu.ˈi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suruí" come from?
"suruí" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list