torrão
/tu.ˈRɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“torrão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,059 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,059
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 917
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terra compactada que não se desune
Corpus desk
Index PT-torrao · torrão · Portuguese
torrão · rank #53,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,059
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 917
- PHOTO-FINISH temerário
Nearest frequency peer: temerário (-4 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 “torrão”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- talho
talho
46,950 corpus weight
- taurino
taurino
46,948 corpus weight
- temerário
temerário
46,946 corpus weight
- torrão
torrão
46,942 corpus weight
- transeunte
transeunte
46,938 corpus weight
- translação
translação
46,936 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “torrão” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | torrão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tu.ˈRɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “torrão” em português
Rare enough to double-check
torrão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,059 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tu.ˈRɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for torrão in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is torrão, spelled T-O-R-R-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1terra compactada que não se desune
- 2pátria
- 3terra natal
- 4nougat ou nogado, doce feito de amêndoas e açúcar ou mel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how torrão appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
quando Gonçalinho se enfronhar dentro do nosso passado, das nossas crónicas, temos enfim nas letras um homem que sente bem o torrão, sente bem a raça!
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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