ventríloquo

/vẽˈtrilukwu/

//vẽˈtrilukwu// noun

The verdict

“ventríloquo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,965 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,965
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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

Corpus desk

Index PT-ventriloquo · ventríloquo · Portuguese

ventríloquo · rank #69,965 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,965
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH virologia

Nearest frequency peer: virologia (+7 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 “ventríloquo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ventríloquo
PropertyValue
Headwordventríloquo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vẽˈtrilukwu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,965
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ventríloquo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ventríloquocai 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: “virologia” (#69,972), “troops” (#69,946), “tragicomédia” (#69,940). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “ventríloquo” fica em #69,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ventríloquo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,965 among 501 “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

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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list