portugalés

[poɾt̪uɣ̞aˈles]

/[poɾt̪uɣ̞aˈles]/ adj

The verdict

“portugalés” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante obsoleta de portugués. Originario, relativo a, o propio de Portugal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-portugales · portugalés · Spanish

portugalés · 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 "P" 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.

Key facts for portugalés
PropertyValue
Headwordportugalés
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[poɾt̪uɣ̞aˈles]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “portugalés” en español

portugalésqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

portugalés is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [poɾt̪uɣ̞aˈles]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante obsoleta de portugués. Originario, relativo a, o propio de Portugal.".

No misspelling variants are generated for portugalés in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is portugalés, spelled P-O-R-T-U-G-A-L-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante obsoleta de portugués. Originario, relativo a, o propio de Portugal.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "portugalés"?
"portugalés" is spelled P-O-R-T-U-G-A-L-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is [poɾt̪uɣ̞aˈles].
What does "portugalés" mean?
As an adjective, "portugalés" means: Variante obsoleta de portugués. Originario, relativo a, o propio de Portugal.
How do you pronounce "portugalés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "portugalés" is [poɾt̪uɣ̞aˈles]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "portugalés" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list