urro

/ˈu.Ru/

//ˈu.Ru// noun

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The verdict

“urro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,800 among 345 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,800
frequency rank, Portuguese
345
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rugido surdo e grave, mugido

Key facts for urro
PropertyValue
Headwordurro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈu.Ru/
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “urro” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). urro lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

urro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,800 among 345 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈu.Ru/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rugido surdo e grave, mugido".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for urro, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is urro, spelled U-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    rugido surdo e grave, mugido

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 "urro"?
"urro" is spelled U-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈu.Ru/.
What does "urro" mean?
As a noun, "urro" means: rugido surdo e grave, mugido
How do you pronounce "urro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urro" is /ˈu.Ru/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urro" come from?
"urro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “urro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-R-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈu.Ru/ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list