xerez

/ʃɨ.ˈɾeʃ/

//ʃɨ.ˈɾeʃ// noun

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The verdict

“xerez” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #50,291 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,291
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - espécie de uva preta

Key facts for xerez
PropertyValue
Headwordxerez
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɨ.ˈɾeʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,291
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “xerez” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). xerez lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for xerez is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʃɨ.ˈɾeʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #50,291 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for xerez in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is xerez, spelled X-E-R-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de uva preta
  2. 2
    certo vinho típico da Andaluzia

This word in other languages

sherry(English)jerez(Español)xérès(Français)

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 "xerez"?
"xerez" is spelled X-E-R-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɨ.ˈɾeʃ/.
What does "xerez" mean?
As a noun, "xerez" means: espécie de uva preta
How do you pronounce "xerez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "xerez" is /ʃɨ.ˈɾeʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "xerez" come from?
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Using “xerez”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is X-E-R-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʃɨ.ˈɾeʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list