unívoco
/u.ˈni.vu.ku/
The verdict
“unívoco” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que só admite uma interpretação; que não é ambíguo; inequívoco
Corpus desk
Index PT-univoco · unívoco · Portuguese
unívoco · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | unívoco |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /u.ˈni.vu.ku/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “unívoco” em português
Rare enough to double-check
unívoco is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /u.ˈni.vu.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for unívoco in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is unívoco, spelled U-N-Í-V-O-C-O.
Definition
- 1que só admite uma interpretação; que não é ambíguo; inequívoco
- 2aplicável a coisas distintas, mas do mesmo gênero e com o mesmo sentido
- 3diz-se daquilo que tem natureza ou valor igual a outra coisa
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unívoco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nos anos 60 e 70, começou a surgir um caminho unívoco para a vanguarda, que acabou se transformando na repetição de modelos.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.