velocímetro

/vɨ.lu.ˈsi.mɨ.tɾu/

//vɨ.lu.ˈsi.mɨ.tɾu// noun

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The verdict

“velocímetro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,693 among 1,073 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,693
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,073
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aparelho que mede ou mostra a velocidade de um veículo

Key facts for velocímetro
PropertyValue
Headwordvelocímetro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɨ.lu.ˈsi.mɨ.tɾu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,693
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “velocímetro” 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). velocímetro lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

velocímetro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,693 among 1,073 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /vɨ.lu.ˈsi.mɨ.tɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aparelho que mede ou mostra a velocidade de um veículo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for velocímetro, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is velocímetro, spelled V-E-L-O-C-Í-M-E-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aparelho que mede ou mostra a velocidade de um veículo

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 "velocímetro"?
"velocímetro" is spelled V-E-L-O-C-Í-M-E-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vɨ.lu.ˈsi.mɨ.tɾu/.
What does "velocímetro" mean?
As a noun, "velocímetro" means: aparelho que mede ou mostra a velocidade de um veículo
How do you pronounce "velocímetro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "velocímetro" is /vɨ.lu.ˈsi.mɨ.tɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "velocímetro" come from?
"velocímetro" 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 “velocímetro”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-E-L-O-C-Í-M-E-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vɨ.lu.ˈsi.mɨ.tɾu/ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list