velódromo

noun

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The verdict

“velódromo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,037 among 1,073 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,037
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,073
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - terreno em que se fazem corridas de bicicletas

Key facts for velódromo
PropertyValue
Headwordvelódromo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,037
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “velódromo” 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). velódromo 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

velódromo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,037 among 1,073 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "terreno em que se fazem corridas de bicicletas".

velódromo has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is velódromo, spelled V-E-L-Ó-D-R-O-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    terreno em que se fazem corridas de bicicletas

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 "velódromo"?
"velódromo" is spelled V-E-L-Ó-D-R-O-M-O.
What does "velódromo" mean?
As a noun, "velódromo" means: terreno em que se fazem corridas de bicicletas
What language does "velódromo" come from?
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Using “velódromo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-E-L-Ó-D-R-O-M-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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list