Portugalczyk
[pɔrtuˈɡalt͡ʃɨk]
The verdict
“Portugalczyk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Staatsbürger von Portugal: Portugiese
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Portugalczyk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɔrtuˈɡalt͡ʃɨk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Portugalczyk” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Portugalczyk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔrtuˈɡalt͡ʃɨk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staatsbürger von Portugal: Portugiese".
Zero misspellings are on record for Portugalczyk in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Portugalczyk, spelled P-O-R-T-U-G-A-L-C-Z-Y-K.
Definition
- 1Staatsbürger von Portugal: Portugiese
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.
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Using “Portugalczyk”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-R-T-U-G-A-L-C-Z-Y-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɔrtuˈɡalt͡ʃɨk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.