whore

/hoʊr/, /hɔr/, /hʊr/

//hoʊr/, /hɔr/, /hʊr// noun

The verdict

“whore” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,352 among 110 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,352
frequency rank, Portuguese
110
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prostituta

Corpus desk

Index PT-whore · whore · Portuguese

whore · rank #95,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,352
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 110
  • PHOTO-FINISH wanderer

Nearest frequency peer: wanderer (-4 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 “whore”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for whore
PropertyValue
Headwordwhore
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hoʊr/, /hɔr/, /hʊr/
Letters5
Frequency rank#95,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “whore” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).whorecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “wanderer” (#95,348), “xaile” (#95,357), “vika” (#95,337). Entre 110 lemas com “W”, “whore” fica em #95,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

whore is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,352 among 110 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /hoʊr/, /hɔr/, /hʊr/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

whore doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is whore, spelled W-H-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    prostituta
  2. 2
    pessoa considerada sexualmente promíscua
  3. 3
    pessoa inescrupulosa, que se vende

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 "whore"?
"whore" is spelled W-H-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /hoʊr/, /hɔr/, /hʊr/.
What does "whore" mean?
As a noun, "whore" means: prostituta
How do you pronounce "whore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "whore" is /hoʊr/, /hɔr/, /hʊr/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "whore" come from?
"whore" 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 "whore", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list