varejão

noun

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The verdict

“varejão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,237 among 1,073 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,237
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,073
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grande loja que vende seus produtos no varejo

Key facts for varejão
PropertyValue
Headwordvarejão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,237
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “varejão” 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). varejão lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

varejão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,237 among 1,073 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for varejão, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is varejão, spelled V-A-R-E-J-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    grande loja que vende seus produtos no varejo
  2. 2
    cliente que regateia preço e que apalpa o travesti enquanto sonda as condições do programa
  3. 3
    vara grande
  4. 4
    estaca ou tutor com que se segura uma videira ou uma árvore

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 "varejão"?
"varejão" is spelled V-A-R-E-J-Ã-O.
What does "varejão" mean?
As a noun, "varejão" means: grande loja que vende seus produtos no varejo
What language does "varejão" come from?
"varejão" 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 “varejão”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-A-R-E-J-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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