tamanco

/tɐ.ˈmɐ̃.ku/

//tɐ.ˈmɐ̃.ku// noun

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The verdict

“tamanco” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,521 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,521
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - calçado com planta de madeira

Key facts for tamanco
PropertyValue
Headwordtamanco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɐ.ˈmɐ̃.ku/
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tamanco” 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). tamanco lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

tamanco is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,521 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɐ.ˈmɐ̃.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "calçado com planta de madeira".

No misspelling variants are generated for tamanco in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is tamanco, spelled T-A-M-A-N-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    calçado com planta de madeira

This word in other languages

clog(English)zueco(Español)sabot(Français)Holzschuhe(Deutsch)

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 "tamanco"?
"tamanco" is spelled T-A-M-A-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɐ.ˈmɐ̃.ku/.
What does "tamanco" mean?
As a noun, "tamanco" means: calçado com planta de madeira
How do you pronounce "tamanco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tamanco" is /tɐ.ˈmɐ̃.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tamanco" come from?
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Using “tamanco”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-M-A-N-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tɐ.ˈmɐ̃.ku/ (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

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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