velódromo

noun

The verdict

“velódromo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,037 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,037
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terreno em que se fazem corridas de bicicletas

Corpus desk

Index PT-velodromo · velódromo · Portuguese

velódromo · rank #80,037 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,037
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH velame

Nearest frequency peer: velame (-2 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 “velódromo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for velódromo
PropertyValue
Headwordvelódromo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,037
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “velódromo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.velódromocai 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: “velame” (#80,035), “violette” (#80,043), “utilitarista” (#80,029). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “velódromo” fica em #80,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

velódromo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,037 among 501 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how velódromo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ciclistas britânicos estrearam nesta terça-feira o velódromo construído para abrigar as provas de ciclismo e BMX (bicicross) dos Jogos Olímpicos de 2012.

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
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list