zé-povinho
The verdict
“zé-povinho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - homem comum, simples, do povo; zé
Corpus desk
Index PT-ze-povinho · zé-povinho · Portuguese
zé-povinho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zé-povinho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “zé-povinho” em português
Rare enough to double-check
zé-povinho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
zé-povinho has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is zé-povinho, spelled Z-É---P-O-V-I-N-H-O.
Definition
- 1homem comum, simples, do povo; zé
- 2a camada mais humilde da sociedade
- 3fofoqueiro, mal-caráter, pior espécie de pessoa
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zé-povinho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um cantor que só faz sucesso junto ao zé-povinho.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.