visco
/ˈviʃ.ku/
The verdict
“visco” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,480 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,480
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 501
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - designação das plantas do gênero Viscum
Corpus desk
Index PT-visco · visco · Portuguese
visco · rank #59,480 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,480
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 501
- PHOTO-FINISH violoncelista
Nearest frequency peer: violoncelista (-3 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 “visco”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- trovador
trovador
40,538 corpus weight
- violoncelis…
violoncelista
40,524 corpus weight
- visco
visco
40,521 corpus weight
- wannabe
wannabe
40,517 corpus weight
- wounded
wounded
40,510 corpus weight
- xepa
xepa
40,508 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “visco” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | visco |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈviʃ.ku/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “visco” em português
Rare enough to double-check
visco is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,480 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈviʃ.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for visco, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is visco, spelled V-I-S-C-O.
Definition
- 1designação das plantas do gênero Viscum
- 2planta da espécie Acacia visco
- 3seiva muito pegajosa
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how visco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Concertava hum pobre Caçador as varas de visco, e as Aves olhando, estavão cantando á sombra das arvores, e gabando-o de bemfeitor e primoroso.
As relações do picanço e do visco oferecem-nos um exemplo frisante destas admiráveis coadaptações.
Synonyms
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.
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