tsunâmi
[tsu.ˈnɐ.mi], [t͡ʃi.su.ˈnɐ.mi]
The verdict
“tsunâmi” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - onda marinha gigante de proporções gigantescas, provocada por maremoto (movimento submarino de terra) ou por erupção vulcânica
Corpus desk
Index PT-tsunami · tsunâmi · Portuguese
tsunâmi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tsunâmi |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tsu.ˈnɐ.mi], [t͡ʃi.su.ˈnɐ.mi] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “tsunâmi” em português
Rare enough to double-check
tsunâmi is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tsu.ˈnɐ.mi], [t͡ʃi.su.ˈnɐ.mi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "onda marinha gigante de proporções gigantescas, provocada por maremoto (movimento submarino de terra) ou por erupção vulcânica".
No misspelling variants are generated for tsunâmi in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is tsunâmi, spelled T-S-U-N-Â-M-I.
Definition
- 1onda marinha gigante de proporções gigantescas, provocada por maremoto (movimento submarino de terra) ou por erupção vulcânica
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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.