úrico

/ˈu.ɾi.ku/

//ˈu.ɾi.ku// adj

The verdict

“úrico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,892), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,892
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se de um ácido contido nas urinas

Corpus desk

Index PT-urico · úrico · Portuguese

úrico · rank #55,892 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,892
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Ú" thin
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zimbabué

Nearest frequency peer: Zimbabué (-3 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 “úrico”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for úrico
PropertyValue
Headwordúrico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈu.ɾi.ku/
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “úrico” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).úricocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Zimbabué” (#55,889), “aculturação” (#55,902), “vândalo” (#55,880). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

úrico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,892, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈu.ɾi.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for úrico in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is úrico, spelled Ú-R-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se de um ácido contido nas urinas
  2. 2
    resultante da ureia

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 "úrico"?
"úrico" is spelled Ú-R-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈu.ɾi.ku/.
What does "úrico" mean?
As an adjective, "úrico" means: diz-se de um ácido contido nas urinas
How do you pronounce "úrico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "úrico" is /ˈu.ɾi.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "úrico" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list