Portugal
/ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/obsolete
Portugal is spelled P-O-R-T-U-G-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Portugal means “A Portuguese person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Portugal is Portugals.
How many letters and syllables are in Portugal?
| Letters | 8: P-O-R-T-U-G-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 6,047th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Portugal?
Portugal appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Portugal?
- UK /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/
- UK /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/
- US /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/
Portugal has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Soundguys-Portugal.wav, En-us-Portugal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Portugal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA Portuguese person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).