walrus
/ˈʋɑlrʏs/
The verdict
“walrus” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,408 among 110 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,408
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 110
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - morsa
Corpus desk
Index PT-walrus · walrus · Portuguese
walrus · rank #78,408 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,408
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 110
- PHOTO-FINISH écran
Nearest frequency peer: écran (+21 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 “walrus”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- tinhoso
tinhoso
21,634 corpus weight
- walrus
walrus
21,593 corpus weight
- écran
écran
21,572 corpus weight
- absence
absence
21,560 corpus weight
- acurado
acurado
21,553 corpus weight
- adstringente
adstringente
21,548 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “walrus” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | walrus |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʋɑlrʏs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #78,408 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “walrus” em português
Rare enough to double-check
walrus is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,408 among 110 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʋɑlrʏs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "morsa".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for walrus, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is walrus, spelled W-A-L-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1morsa
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).