ventríloquo

/vẽˈtrilukwu/

//vẽˈtrilukwu// noun

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The verdict

“ventríloquo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,965 among 1,073 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,965
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,073
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pessoa capaz de articular e de ser entendida sem mexer os lábios, e de modificar de tal maneira sua voz que ela parece não vir deles

Key facts for ventríloquo
PropertyValue
Headwordventríloquo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vẽˈtrilukwu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,965
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ventríloquo” 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). ventríloquo 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

ventríloquo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,965 among 1,073 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /vẽˈtrilukwu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ventríloquo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ventríloquo, spelled V-E-N-T-R-Í-L-O-Q-U-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa capaz de articular e de ser entendida sem mexer os lábios, e de modificar de tal maneira sua voz que ela parece não vir deles
  2. 2
    artista que apresenta um espetáculo de ventriloquia

Synonyms

engastrimitistagastríloquoventriloquista

This word in other languages

ventriloquist(English)ventrílocuo(Español)ventriloque(Français)Bauchredner(Deutsch)

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 "ventríloquo"?
"ventríloquo" is spelled V-E-N-T-R-Í-L-O-Q-U-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vẽˈtrilukwu/.
What does "ventríloquo" mean?
As a noun, "ventríloquo" means: pessoa capaz de articular e de ser entendida sem mexer os lábios, e de modificar de tal maneira sua voz que ela parece não vir deles
How do you pronounce "ventríloquo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ventríloquo" is /vẽˈtrilukwu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ventríloquo" come from?
"ventríloquo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ventríloquo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-E-N-T-R-Í-L-O-Q-U-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vẽˈtrilukwu/ (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

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