unicorn
/ˈjunɪkɔ˞n/
The verdict
“unicorn” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,444 among 147 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,444
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 147
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - unicórnio
Corpus desk
Index PT-unicorn · unicorn · Portuguese
unicorn · rank #56,444 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,444
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 147
- PHOTO-FINISH Uchoa
Nearest frequency peer: Uchoa (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unicorn”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- triturar
triturar
43,563 corpus weight
- Uchoa
Uchoa
43,559 corpus weight
- unicorn
unicorn
43,557 corpus weight
- Valdomiro
Valdomiro
43,553 corpus weight
- volúpia
volúpia
43,540 corpus weight
- vulcânico
vulcânico
43,539 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unicorn” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unicorn |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈjunɪkɔ˞n/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,444 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unicorn” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unicorn is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,444 among 147 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈjunɪkɔ˞n/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unicórnio".
Zero misspellings are on record for unicorn in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is unicorn, spelled U-N-I-C-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1unicórnio
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.