tronchão

/tɾoŋ.'t͡ʃoŋ/

//tɾoŋ.'t͡ʃoŋ// noun

The verdict

“tronchão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - serra grande para cortar árvores

Corpus desk

Index PT-tronchao · tronchão · Portuguese

tronchão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for tronchão
PropertyValue
Headwordtronchão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɾoŋ.'t͡ʃoŋ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tronchão” em português

tronchãonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tronchão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɾoŋ.'t͡ʃoŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tronchão, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tronchão, spelled T-R-O-N-C-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    serra grande para cortar árvores
  2. 2
    serra manejada por duas pessoas para fazer tábuas
  3. 3
    cólica dos equídeos; qualquer dor cólica

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tronchão"?
"tronchão" is spelled T-R-O-N-C-H-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾoŋ.'t͡ʃoŋ/.
What does "tronchão" mean?
As a noun, "tronchão" means: serra grande para cortar árvores
How do you pronounce "tronchão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tronchão" is /tɾoŋ.'t͡ʃoŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tronchão" come from?
"tronchão" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list