xérox
[‘ʃɛ.ɾɔkz], [ʃe.’ɾɔ.kɪz]
The verdict
“xérox” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - máquina empregada para fazer fotocópias
Corpus desk
Index PT-xerox · xérox · Portuguese
xérox · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "X" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | xérox |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [‘ʃɛ.ɾɔkz], [ʃe.’ɾɔ.kɪz] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “xérox” em português
Rare enough to double-check
xérox is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [‘ʃɛ.ɾɔkz], [ʃe.’ɾɔ.kɪz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for xérox, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is xérox, spelled X-É-R-O-X.
Definition
- 1máquina empregada para fazer fotocópias
- 2a própria fotocópia
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.