tomilho

/to.ˈmi.ʎu/

//to.ˈmi.ʎu// noun

The verdict

“tomilho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,042 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,042
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta do gênero Thymus, da família das lamiáceas

Corpus desk

Index PT-tomilho · tomilho · Portuguese

tomilho · rank #57,042 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,042
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH toldo

Nearest frequency peer: toldo (-1 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 “tomilho”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tomilho
PropertyValue
Headwordtomilho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/to.ˈmi.ʎu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,042
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tomilho” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).tomilhocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “toldo” (#57,041), “torcicolo” (#57,043), “trapacear” (#57,046). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tomilho” fica em #57,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tomilho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,042 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /to.ˈmi.ʎu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "planta do gênero Thymus, da família das lamiáceas".

No misspelling variants are generated for tomilho in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tomilho, spelled T-O-M-I-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta do gênero Thymus, da família das lamiáceas

Synonyms

timo

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tomilho"?
"tomilho" is spelled T-O-M-I-L-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /to.ˈmi.ʎu/.
What does "tomilho" mean?
As a noun, "tomilho" means: planta do gênero Thymus, da família das lamiáceas
How do you pronounce "tomilho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tomilho" is /to.ˈmi.ʎu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tomilho" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list