tavern

/ˈtævəɹn/

//ˈtævəɹn// noun

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The verdict

“tavern” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,640 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,640
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - taverna (local onde se vendem bebidas alcoólicas)

Corpus desk

Index PT-tavern · tavern · Portuguese

tavern · rank #70,640 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,640
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tally

Nearest frequency peer: tally (-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 “tavern”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tavern
PropertyValue
Headwordtavern
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtævəɹn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tavern” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).taverncai 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: “tally” (#70,634), “swear” (#70,629), “tortuga” (#70,654). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tavern” fica em #70,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tavern is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,640 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtævəɹn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vedete#70,686Puglia#70,530boémia#70,816mentol#70,422

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list