torcicolo

/tuɾ.si.ˈkɔ.lu/

//tuɾ.si.ˈkɔ.lu// noun

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The verdict

“torcicolo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,043 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,043
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que torticolo

Corpus desk

Index PT-torcicolo · torcicolo · Portuguese

torcicolo · rank #57,043 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,043
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tomilho

Nearest frequency peer: tomilho (-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 “torcicolo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for torcicolo
PropertyValue
Headwordtorcicolo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tuɾ.si.ˈkɔ.lu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,043
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “torcicolo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).torcicolocai 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: “tomilho” (#57,042), “toldo” (#57,041), “trapacear” (#57,046). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “torcicolo” fica em #57,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

torcicolo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,043 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tuɾ.si.ˈkɔ.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

torcicolo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 torcicolo, spelled T-O-R-C-I-C-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que torticolo
  2. 2
    volta turtuosa
  3. 3
    sinuosidade
  4. 4
    ziguezague
  5. 5
    rodeio
  6. 6
    inclinação anormal da cabeça
  7. 7
    dor dos músculos do pescoço
  8. 8
    nervo torto
  9. 9
    o mesmo que papa-formigas
  10. 10
    espécies de picapau do gênero Jynx, assim conhecidas por conseguirem girar a cabeça em 180 graus.

This word in other languages

wryneck(English)torticolis(Français)Wendehals(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 "torcicolo"?
"torcicolo" is spelled T-O-R-C-I-C-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tuɾ.si.ˈkɔ.lu/.
What does "torcicolo" mean?
As a noun, "torcicolo" means: o mesmo que torticolo
How do you pronounce "torcicolo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "torcicolo" is /tuɾ.si.ˈkɔ.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "torcicolo" come from?
"torcicolo" 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 "torcicolo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trapacear#57,046Wednesday#57,074caprichar#57,189modelação#56,865

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list