unicórnio
/u.ni.ˈkɔɾ.nju/
The verdict
“unicórnio” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #20,460 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,460
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - animal representado em certos brasões com o corpo de cavalo, chifre único no meio da testa, direito e comprido, barba de bode e cascos fendidos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unicórnio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /u.ni.ˈkɔɾ.nju/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,460 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unicórnio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for unicórnio is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /u.ni.ˈkɔɾ.nju/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,460 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for unicórnio, with forms such as "nuicórnio", "uincórnio", and "unciórnio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is unicórnio, spelled U-N-I-C-Ó-R-N-I-O.
Definition
- 1animal representado em certos brasões com o corpo de cavalo, chifre único no meio da testa, direito e comprido, barba de bode e cascos fendidos
- 2animal fabuloso, símbolo de força e pureza, representado em ilustrações medievais com um corpo de cavalo e cabeça de veado munida de um chifre único, comprido e enroscado; era tido como possuidor de poderes capazes de afastar desgraças e malefícios
- 3rinoceronte indiano (Rhinoceros unicornis), dotado de um único corno
- 4rinoceronte indiano (Rhinoceros unicornis), dotado de um único corno
- 5o mesmo que anhuma (Anhuma cornuta)
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuicórnio,uincórnio,unciórnio,uniccórnio,unicrónio,unicónrio,unicórino,unicórnnio,unicórnoi,unicórrnio,uniócrnio,unnicórnio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unicórnio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “unicórnio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-N-I-C-Ó-R-N-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /u.ni.ˈkɔɾ.nju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.