svelte
/ˈsvɛlt/
The verdict
“svelte” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - esbelto
Corpus desk
Index PT-svelte · svelte · Portuguese
svelte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | svelte |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsvɛlt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “svelte” em português
Rare enough to double-check
svelte is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsvɛlt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
svelte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is svelte, spelled S-V-E-L-T-E.
Definition
- 1esbelto
- 2refinado
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.