# Portugal

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/ · frequency rank #6,083

## Definitions
1. A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed:
* From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia.
* From Latin calidus (“warm”).
* From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).
* An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”).

## Easily confused with
- **postural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portugal-vs-postural)
- **portal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portal-vs-portugal)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oprtugal`, `porrtugal`, `portgual`, `porttugal`, `portuagl`, `portugall`, `portuggal`, `portugla`, `porutgal`, `potrugal`, `pportugal`, `protugal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/portugal