urso-polar

/ˈursupoˈlaːr/

//ˈursupoˈlaːr// noun

The verdict

“urso-polar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grande urso do Ártico com pelo branco-amarelado

Corpus desk

Index PT-urso-polar · urso-polar · Portuguese

urso-polar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for urso-polar
PropertyValue
Headwordurso-polar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈursupoˈlaːr/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “urso-polar” em português

urso-polarnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

urso-polar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈursupoˈlaːr/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "grande urso do Ártico com pelo branco-amarelado".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for urso-polar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is urso-polar, spelled U-R-S-O---P-O-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    grande urso do Ártico com pelo branco-amarelado

Synonyms

urso-branco

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "urso-polar"?
"urso-polar" is spelled U-R-S-O---P-O-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈursupoˈlaːr/.
What does "urso-polar" mean?
As a noun, "urso-polar" means: grande urso do Ártico com pelo branco-amarelado
How do you pronounce "urso-polar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urso-polar" is /ˈursupoˈlaːr/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urso-polar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list