troglodita

/tɾu.ɡlu.ˈdi.tɐ/

//tɾu.ɡlu.ˈdi.tɐ// adj

The verdict

“troglodita” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,784 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,784
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que habita em cavernas

Corpus desk

Index PT-troglodita · troglodita · Portuguese

troglodita · rank #76,784 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,784
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH TRC

Nearest frequency peer: TRC (-3 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 “troglodita”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for troglodita
PropertyValue
Headwordtroglodita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tɾu.ɡlu.ˈdi.tɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,784
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “troglodita” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).trogloditacai 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: “TRC” (#76,781), “thesis” (#76,762), “tetracampeonato” (#76,759). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “troglodita” fica em #76,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

troglodita is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,784 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /tɾu.ɡlu.ˈdi.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for troglodita in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is troglodita, spelled T-R-O-G-L-O-D-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que habita em cavernas
  2. 2
    pessoa grossa, estúpida, sem modos

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 "troglodita"?
"troglodita" is spelled T-R-O-G-L-O-D-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾu.ɡlu.ˈdi.tɐ/.
What does "troglodita" mean?
As an adjective, "troglodita" means: que habita em cavernas
How do you pronounce "troglodita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "troglodita" is /tɾu.ɡlu.ˈdi.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "troglodita" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list