víveres

/ˈvi.vɨ.ɾɨʃ/

//ˈvi.vɨ.ɾɨʃ// noun

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The verdict

“víveres” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,167 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,167
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mantimentos, mercadorias destinadas à alimentação humana; comestíveis; vitualhas:

Corpus desk

Index PT-viveres · víveres · Portuguese

víveres · rank #72,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,167
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yamaguchi

Nearest frequency peer: Yamaguchi (+9 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 “víveres”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for víveres
PropertyValue
Headwordvíveres
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvi.vɨ.ɾɨʃ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,167
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “víveres” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).víverescai 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: “Yamaguchi” (#72,176), “vison” (#72,157), “Virgo” (#72,155). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “víveres” fica em #72,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

víveres is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,167 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvi.vɨ.ɾɨʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for víveres in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is víveres, spelled V-Í-V-E-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    mantimentos, mercadorias destinadas à alimentação humana; comestíveis; vitualhas:
  2. 2
    provisões

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O terror dos marinheiros era que acabassem os víveres.

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 "víveres"?
"víveres" is spelled V-Í-V-E-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvi.vɨ.ɾɨʃ/.
What does "víveres" mean?
As a noun, "víveres" means: mantimentos, mercadorias destinadas à alimentação humana; comestíveis; vitualhas:
How do you pronounce "víveres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "víveres" is /ˈvi.vɨ.ɾɨʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vehicle#72,149arrocho#72,244barcaça#72,260sexting#72,069

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list