uomo

/ˈwo.mo/

//ˈwo.mo// noun

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The verdict

“uomo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,311 among 147 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,311
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - homem, ser humano

Corpus desk

Index PT-uomo · uomo · Portuguese

uomo · rank #95,311 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,311
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH tumbler

Nearest frequency peer: tumbler (-8 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 “uomo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uomo
PropertyValue
Headworduomo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwo.mo/
Letters4
Frequency rank#95,311
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “uomo” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).uomocai 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: “tumbler” (#95,303), “Vatican” (#95,319), “troop” (#95,298). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “uomo” fica em #95,311. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uomo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,311 among 147 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwo.mo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for uomo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is uomo, spelled U-O-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    homem, ser humano
  2. 2
    homem, a espécie Homo sapiens sapiens
  3. 3
    homem, varão, indivíduo adulto do sexo masculino:
  4. 4
    homem, empregado, encarregado
  5. 5
    marido, esposo
  6. 6
    membro, afiliado, indivíduo que faz parte de um grupo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how uomo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L'uomo ha causato molti danni in queste terre.
  2. C'era un uomo in quella stanza.

Synonyms

incaricatooperaioamanteconviventemaritoaffiliatocomplice

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 "uomo"?
"uomo" is spelled U-O-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwo.mo/.
What does "uomo" mean?
As a noun, "uomo" means: homem, ser humano
How do you pronounce "uomo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uomo" is /ˈwo.mo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uomo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vika#95,337moio#95,022lias#94,951kuru#94,940

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list