tavern

/ˈtævəɹn/

//ˈtævəɹn// noun

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The verdict

“tavern” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #70,640 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#70,640
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - taverna (local onde se vendem bebidas alcoólicas)

Key facts for tavern
PropertyValue
Headwordtavern
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtævəɹn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tavern” 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). tavern 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 tavern is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtævəɹn/. Corpus data places it at rank #70,640 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "taverna (local onde se vendem bebidas alcoólicas)".

tavern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is tavern, spelled T-A-V-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    taverna (local onde se vendem bebidas alcoólicas)

Synonyms

barpub

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 "tavern"?
"tavern" is spelled T-A-V-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtævəɹn/.
What does "tavern" mean?
As a noun, "tavern" means: taverna (local onde se vendem bebidas alcoólicas)
How do you pronounce "tavern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tavern" is /ˈtævəɹn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tavern" come from?
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Using “tavern”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-V-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈtævəɹn/ (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