turíbulo
/tuˈɾi.bu.lu/
The verdict
“turíbulo” 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) - vaso para a queima de incenso
Corpus desk
Index PT-turibulo · turíbulo · Portuguese
turíbulo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | turíbulo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tuˈɾi.bu.lu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “turíbulo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
turíbulo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tuˈɾi.bu.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for turíbulo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is turíbulo, spelled T-U-R-Í-B-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1vaso para a queima de incenso
- 2pequeno vaso, em geral metálico e preso a uma corrente à qual se segura para ser balançado, usado nas igrejas para se queimar incenso diante de alguma coisa ou pessoa a quem se pretende com o gesto perfumar, em respeito e/ou adoração, com o fumo aromático
- 3algo com a forma desse receptáculo, ou que lembra um turíbulo
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how turíbulo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Do vale no turíbulo embala-se a neblina... / Soam no bosque as harpas em trêmula surdina,
Synonyms
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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.