taciturno

/tɐ.si.ˈtuɾ.nu/

//tɐ.si.ˈtuɾ.nu// adj

The verdict

“taciturno” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,352 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,352
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de poucas palavras

Corpus desk

Index PT-taciturno · taciturno · Portuguese

taciturno · rank #78,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,352
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH swamp

Nearest frequency peer: swamp (-2 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 “taciturno”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for taciturno
PropertyValue
Headwordtaciturno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tɐ.si.ˈtuɾ.nu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “taciturno” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “swamp” (#78,350), “technique” (#78,358), “suricato” (#78,345). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “taciturno” fica em #78,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taciturno is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,352 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /tɐ.si.ˈtuɾ.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for taciturno in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 taciturno, spelled T-A-C-I-T-U-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    de poucas palavras
  2. 2
    tristonho
  3. 3
    soturno (lugar)
  4. 4
    membro de antiga seita de anabatistas que impunha a obrigação do silêncio

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how taciturno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sobre a pedagogia

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "taciturno"?
"taciturno" is spelled T-A-C-I-T-U-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɐ.si.ˈtuɾ.nu/.
What does "taciturno" mean?
As an adjective, "taciturno" means: de poucas palavras
How do you pronounce "taciturno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taciturno" is /tɐ.si.ˈtuɾ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list