tailor

/ˈteɪlɚ/

//ˈteɪlɚ// noun

The verdict

“tailor” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #88,664 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,664
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-tailor · tailor · Portuguese

tailor · rank #88,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,664
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tante

Nearest frequency peer: Tante (+6 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 “tailor”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tailor
PropertyValue
Headwordtailor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈteɪlɚ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tailor” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tailorcai 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: “Tante” (#88,670), “tendencialmente” (#88,673), “tipográfico” (#88,681). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tailor” fica em #88,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tailor is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #88,664 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈteɪlɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alfaiate".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tailor in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tailor, spelled T-A-I-L-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    alfaiate

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 "tailor"?
"tailor" is spelled T-A-I-L-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈteɪlɚ/.
What does "tailor" mean?
As a noun, "tailor" means: alfaiate
How do you pronounce "tailor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tailor" is /ˈteɪlɚ/. 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 "tailor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list