vanádio

/vɐ.ˈna.dju/

//vɐ.ˈna.dju// noun

The verdict

“vanádio” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #84,339 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#84,339
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo V, possui o número atômico 23 e massa atômica relativa 50,941; é encontrado muito disperso na natureza, principalmente, nos minérios patronita e carnotita; é utilizado c...

Key facts for vanádio
PropertyValue
Headwordvanádio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɐ.ˈna.dju/
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vanádio” 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). vanádio lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for vanádio is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /vɐ.ˈna.dju/. Corpus data places it at rank #84,339 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "elemento químico de símbolo V, possui o número atômico 23 e massa atômica relativa 50,941; é encontrado muito disperso na natureza, principalmente, nos minérios patronita e carnotita; é utilizado c...".

Zero misspellings are on record for vanádio in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is vanádio, spelled V-A-N-Á-D-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento químico de símbolo V, possui o número atômico 23 e massa atômica relativa 50,941; é encontrado muito disperso na natureza, principalmente, nos minérios patronita e carnotita; é utilizado como catalisador na indústria química, para produção de ácido sulfúrico; também é utilizado em ligas metálicas com o ferro, alumínio e titânio

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 "vanádio"?
"vanádio" is spelled V-A-N-Á-D-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vɐ.ˈna.dju/.
What does "vanádio" mean?
As a noun, "vanádio" means: elemento químico de símbolo V, possui o número atômico 23 e massa atômica relativa 50,941; é encontrado muito disperso na natureza, principalmente, nos minérios patronita e carnotita; é utilizado c...
How do you pronounce "vanádio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vanádio" is /vɐ.ˈna.dju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vanádio" come from?
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Using “vanádio”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-A-N-Á-D-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vɐ.ˈna.dju/ (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list