teixo
/ˈte(j).ʃu/ [ˈte(ɪ̯).ʃu]
The verdict
“teixo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,317 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,317
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 917
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - árvore conífera de lento crescimento, às vezes de tamanho arbustivo, da espécie Taxus baccata
Corpus desk
Index PT-teixo · teixo · Portuguese
teixo · rank #93,317 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,317
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 917
- PHOTO-FINISH subtilmente
Nearest frequency peer: subtilmente (-19 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 “teixo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- spada
spada
6,713 corpus weight
- subtilmente
subtilmente
6,703 corpus weight
- teixo
teixo
6,684 corpus weight
- trajar
trajar
6,661 corpus weight
- trattoria
trattoria
6,658 corpus weight
- Trentino
Trentino
6,657 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “teixo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | teixo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈte(j).ʃu/ [ˈte(ɪ̯).ʃu] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #93,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “teixo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
teixo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,317 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈte(j).ʃu/ [ˈte(ɪ̯).ʃu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "árvore conífera de lento crescimento, às vezes de tamanho arbustivo, da espécie Taxus baccata".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for teixo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is teixo, spelled T-E-I-X-O.
Definition
- 1árvore conífera de lento crescimento, às vezes de tamanho arbustivo, da espécie Taxus baccata
This word in other languages
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.
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