urze

/ˈuɾ.zɨ/

//ˈuɾ.zɨ// noun

The verdict

“urze” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,363 among 147 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,363
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nome comum à várias plantas européias da família das ericáceas

Corpus desk

Index PT-urze · urze · Portuguese

urze · rank #93,363 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,363
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH urupema

Nearest frequency peer: urupema (-2 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 “urze”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for urze
PropertyValue
Headwordurze
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈuɾ.zɨ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#93,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “urze” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).urzecai 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: “urupema” (#93,361), “vaporizar” (#93,369), “Trentino” (#93,344). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “urze” fica em #93,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

urze is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,363 among 147 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈuɾ.zɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nome comum à várias plantas européias da família das ericáceas".

No generated misspelling entries exist for urze in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is urze, spelled U-R-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome comum à várias plantas européias da família das ericáceas

Synonyms

carapaçaericaericeestorgaqueiróqueirogaqueirugatorgatorgourze-branca

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 "urze"?
"urze" is spelled U-R-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈuɾ.zɨ/.
What does "urze" mean?
As a noun, "urze" means: nome comum à várias plantas européias da família das ericáceas
How do you pronounce "urze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urze" is /ˈuɾ.zɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urze" come from?
"urze" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list