tailor

/ˈteɪlɚ/

//ˈteɪlɚ// noun

The verdict

“tailor” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #88,664 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#88,664
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - alfaiate

Key facts for tailor
PropertyValue
Headwordtailor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈteɪlɚ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tailor” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tailor lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for tailor is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈteɪlɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #88,664 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
What language does "tailor" come from?
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Using “tailor”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-I-L-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈteɪlɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list