travo

/ˈtɾa.vu/

//ˈtɾa.vu// noun

The verdict

“travo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,838 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,838
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - adstringência (acidez ou amargor)

Corpus desk

Index PT-travo · travo · Portuguese

travo · rank #58,838 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,838
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tétum

Nearest frequency peer: tétum (+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 “travo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for travo
PropertyValue
Headwordtravo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɾa.vu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “travo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.travocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “tétum” (#58,842), “valoração” (#58,848), “vastamente” (#58,850). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “travo” fica em #58,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

travo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,838 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɾa.vu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for travo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is travo, spelled T-R-A-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    adstringência (acidez ou amargor)
  2. 2
    angústia

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how travo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Para Beato, apesar do “travo” no fim, o sabor tem “ótima vivacidade”.
  2. São suas criaturas que entraram na crise da meia idade com um travo na boca.

Synonyms

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 "travo"?
"travo" is spelled T-R-A-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɾa.vu/.
What does "travo" mean?
As a noun, "travo" means: adstringência (acidez ou amargor)
How do you pronounce "travo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "travo" is /ˈtɾa.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "travo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list