tungsténio

Name: tungsténio, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/tũɡʃ.ˈtɛ.nju/

//tũɡʃ.ˈtɛ.nju// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo W, também conhecido como wolfrâmio, possui o número atômico 74 e massa atômica relativa 183,84 u; é um metal de transição, branco acinzentado brilhante; é encontrado em ...

Key facts for tungsténio
Property	Value
Headword	tungsténio
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/tũɡʃ.ˈtɛ.nju/
Letters	10
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tungsténio” sits in Portuguese frequency

tungsténio falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tungsténio is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tũɡʃ.ˈtɛ.nju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elemento químico de símbolo W, também conhecido como wolfrâmio, possui o número atômico 74 e massa atômica relativa 183,84 u; é um metal de transição, branco acinzentado brilhante; é encontrado em ...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tungsténio, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tungsténio, spelled T-U-N-G-S-T-É-N-I-O.

Definition

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elemento químico de símbolo W, também conhecido como wolfrâmio, possui o número atômico 74 e massa atômica relativa 183,84 u; é um metal de transição, branco acinzentado brilhante; é encontrado em minerais como a wolframita, a scheelita e tungstita; devido a sua extrema dureza e elevado ponto de fusão, é utilizado no revestimento de brocas de perfuração de solos, filamentos de lâmpadas incandescentes e em ligas metálicas

This word in other languages

tungsten(English)wolframio(Español)tungstène(Français)Wolfram(Deutsch)

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 "tungsténio"?

"tungsténio" is spelled T-U-N-G-S-T-É-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tũɡʃ.ˈtɛ.nju/.

What does "tungsténio" mean?

As a noun, "tungsténio" means: elemento químico de símbolo W, também conhecido como wolfrâmio, possui o número atômico 74 e massa atômica relativa 183,84 u; é um metal de transição, branco acinzentado brilhante; é encontrado em ...

How do you pronounce "tungsténio"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tungsténio" is /tũɡʃ.ˈtɛ.nju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "tungsténio" come from?

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Using “tungsténio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-U-N-G-S-T-É-N-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /tũɡʃ.ˈtɛ.nju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.