vestíbulo

/veʃ.ˈʧi.bʊ.lʊ/

//veʃ.ˈʧi.bʊ.lʊ// noun

The verdict

“vestíbulo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,273 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,273
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - área que leva à principal entrada ou ao interior de uma casa ou edifício

Corpus desk

Index PT-vestibulo · vestíbulo · Portuguese

vestíbulo · rank #58,273 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,273
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH underneath

Nearest frequency peer: underneath (-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 “vestíbulo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vestíbulo
PropertyValue
Headwordvestíbulo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/veʃ.ˈʧi.bʊ.lʊ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,273
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vestíbulo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.vestíbulocai 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: “underneath” (#58,266), “tuiteiro” (#58,256), “ajuntamento” (#58,307). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vestíbulo” fica em #58,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vestíbulo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,273 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /veʃ.ˈʧi.bʊ.lʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for vestíbulo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is vestíbulo, spelled V-E-S-T-Í-B-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    área que leva à principal entrada ou ao interior de uma casa ou edifício
  2. 2
    situação que precede ou conduz invariavelmente a outra
  3. 3
    cavidade de acesso a um órgão oco
  4. 4
    cavidade central do ouvido interno, que se conecta com a cóclea e os canais semi-circulares
  5. 5
    câmara posterior da cloaca

Synonyms

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 "vestíbulo"?
"vestíbulo" is spelled V-E-S-T-Í-B-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /veʃ.ˈʧi.bʊ.lʊ/.
What does "vestíbulo" mean?
As a noun, "vestíbulo" means: área que leva à principal entrada ou ao interior de uma casa ou edifício
How do you pronounce "vestíbulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vestíbulo" is /veʃ.ˈʧi.bʊ.lʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vestíbulo" come from?
"vestíbulo" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vestíbulo", 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