tacanho
/tɐ.ˈkɐ.ɲu/
The verdict
“tacanho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - miserável, mesquinho
Corpus desk
Index PT-tacanho · tacanho · Portuguese
tacanho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tacanho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /tɐ.ˈkɐ.ɲu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “tacanho” em português
Rare enough to double-check
tacanho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /tɐ.ˈkɐ.ɲu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tacanho, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is tacanho, spelled T-A-C-A-N-H-O.
Definition
- 1miserável, mesquinho
- 2curto de ideias; estúpido
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tacanho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
o arcabouço jurídico hoje existente … não mais permite essas perversas e tacanhas “reservas de mercado”
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.