urucum
/u.ɾuˈkũ/
The verdict
“urucum” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,860 among 345 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,860
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 345
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - árvore (Bixa orellana) nativa das zonas tropicais da América do Sul até o México ao norte, endêmica e bastante disseminada no Brasil; o mesmo que urucuzeiro
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | urucum |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /u.ɾuˈkũ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #72,860 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “urucum” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
urucum is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,860 among 345 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /u.ɾuˈkũ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for urucum in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is urucum, spelled U-R-U-C-U-M.
Definition
- 1árvore (Bixa orellana) nativa das zonas tropicais da América do Sul até o México ao norte, endêmica e bastante disseminada no Brasil; o mesmo que urucuzeiro
- 2corante vermelho obtido de sementes secas e trituradas do urucum para uso culinário ou cosmético, tanto doméstico quanto industrial
- 3um dos nomes pelos quais é conhecida a cobra Bothrops alternatus, o mesmo que urutu
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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.
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Using “urucum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-R-U-C-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /u.ɾuˈkũ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.