videojogo

/vi.djɔ.ˈʒo.ɡu/

//vi.djɔ.ˈʒo.ɡu// noun

The verdict

“videojogo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,872 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,872
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jogo eletrônico com o qual o jogador interage, normalmente, através de um monitor ou televisão

Corpus desk

Index PT-videojogo · videojogo · Portuguese

videojogo · rank #72,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,872
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vagabundagem

Nearest frequency peer: vagabundagem (-10 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 “videojogo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for videojogo
PropertyValue
Headwordvideojogo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vi.djɔ.ˈʒo.ɡu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “videojogo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.videojogocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “vagabundagem” (#72,862), “urucum” (#72,860), “vómito” (#72,887). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “videojogo” fica em #72,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

videojogo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,872 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /vi.djɔ.ˈʒo.ɡu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jogo eletrônico com o qual o jogador interage, normalmente, através de um monitor ou televisão".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for videojogo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is videojogo, spelled V-I-D-E-O-J-O-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    jogo eletrônico com o qual o jogador interage, normalmente, através de um monitor ou televisão

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A criança está a jogar um videojogo.

Synonyms

jogo de vídeovídeo gamevideogamevideogueime

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 "videojogo"?
"videojogo" is spelled V-I-D-E-O-J-O-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vi.djɔ.ˈʒo.ɡu/.
What does "videojogo" mean?
As a noun, "videojogo" means: jogo eletrônico com o qual o jogador interage, normalmente, através de um monitor ou televisão
How do you pronounce "videojogo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "videojogo" is /vi.djɔ.ˈʒo.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "videojogo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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