uivo

/ˈuj.vu/

//ˈuj.vu// noun

The verdict

“uivo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,658 among 147 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,658
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o grito dos lobos, cachorros, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-uivo · uivo · Portuguese

uivo · rank #57,658 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,658
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH unissex

Nearest frequency peer: unissex (+2 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 “uivo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uivo
PropertyValue
Headworduivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈuj.vu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#57,658
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “uivo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.uivocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “unissex” (#57,660), “verossimilhança” (#57,664), “viseira” (#57,665). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “uivo” fica em #57,658. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uivo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,658 among 147 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈuj.vu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for uivo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 uivo, spelled U-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o grito dos lobos, cachorros, etc
  2. 2
    grito de dor, raiva, etc

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 "uivo"?
"uivo" is spelled U-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈuj.vu/.
What does "uivo" mean?
As a noun, "uivo" means: o grito dos lobos, cachorros, etc
How do you pronounce "uivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uivo" is /ˈuj.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uivo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list