telúrio
/tɨ.ˈlu.ɾju/
The verdict
“telúrio” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Te, possui o número atômico 52 e massa atômica relativa 127,60 u; é um metaloide, cinza prateado; é um elemento pouco abundante, que se encontra associado aos minérios d...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | telúrio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɨ.ˈlu.ɾju/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “telúrio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
telúrio is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɨ.ˈlu.ɾju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elemento químico de símbolo Te, possui o número atômico 52 e massa atômica relativa 127,60 u; é um metaloide, cinza prateado; é um elemento pouco abundante, que se encontra associado aos minérios d...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for telúrio, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is telúrio, spelled T-E-L-Ú-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1elemento químico de símbolo Te, possui o número atômico 52 e massa atômica relativa 127,60 u; é um metaloide, cinza prateado; é um elemento pouco abundante, que se encontra associado aos minérios de ouro, cobre e enxofre; é utilizado em ligas com o cobre e o chumbo para aumentar sua resistência mecânica e durabilidade; é usado também, na vulcanização da borracha para fabricação de pneus
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “telúrio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-L-Ú-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɨ.ˈlu.ɾju/ (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.