vecchio

/ˈvɛkkjo/

//ˈvɛkkjo// adj

The verdict

“vecchio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,394 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,394
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - velho, antigo, obsoleto

Corpus desk

Index PT-vecchio · vecchio · Portuguese

vecchio · rank #51,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,394
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH waffle

Nearest frequency peer: waffle (+6 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 “vecchio”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vecchio
PropertyValue
Headwordvecchio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈvɛkkjo/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vecchio” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).vecchiocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “waffle” (#51,400), “ébano” (#51,410), “tide” (#51,372). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vecchio” fica em #51,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vecchio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,394 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈvɛkkjo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "velho, antigo, obsoleto".

vecchio has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 vecchio, spelled V-E-C-C-H-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    velho, antigo, obsoleto

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 "vecchio"?
"vecchio" is spelled V-E-C-C-H-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɛkkjo/.
What does "vecchio" mean?
As an adjective, "vecchio" means: velho, antigo, obsoleto
How do you pronounce "vecchio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vecchio" is /ˈvɛkkjo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list