toranja

/to.ˈɾã.ʒə/

//to.ˈɾã.ʒə// noun

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The verdict

“toranja” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,284 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,284
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o fruto da toranjeira (Citrus paradisi)

Corpus desk

Index PT-toranja · toranja · Portuguese

toranja · rank #55,284 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,284
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH torácico

Nearest frequency peer: torácico (+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 “toranja”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for toranja
PropertyValue
Headwordtoranja
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/to.ˈɾã.ʒə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “toranja” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.toranjacai 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: “torácico” (#55,285), “tingir” (#55,282), “texugo” (#55,279). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “toranja” fica em #55,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

toranja is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,284 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /to.ˈɾã.ʒə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o fruto da toranjeira (Citrus paradisi)".

toranja doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is toranja, spelled T-O-R-A-N-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o fruto da toranjeira (Citrus paradisi)

Synonyms

toronjaturíngia

This word in other languages

grapefruit(English)toronja(Español)pamplemousse(Français)Grapefruit(Deutsch)

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 "toranja"?
"toranja" is spelled T-O-R-A-N-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is /to.ˈɾã.ʒə/.
What does "toranja" mean?
As a noun, "toranja" means: o fruto da toranjeira (Citrus paradisi)
How do you pronounce "toranja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toranja" is /to.ˈɾã.ʒə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toranja" come from?
"toranja" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

arenito#55,372bestial#55,402pedonal#55,150ofertar#55,139

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list