Aachen
/ˈaːxn̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
The verdict
“Aachen” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #94,392 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,392
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aquisgrano ou Aquisgrão (cidade da Alemanha)
Corpus desk
Index PT-aachen · Aachen · Portuguese
Aachen · rank #94,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,392
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH abades
Nearest frequency peer: abades (+1 rank slots)
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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Aachen”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- whopper
whopper
5,631 corpus weight
- xenônio
xenônio
5,629 corpus weight
- yn
yn
5,623 corpus weight
- Aachen
Aachen
5,609 corpus weight
- abades
abades
5,608 corpus weight
- abrilhantar
abrilhantar
5,603 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Aachen” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aachen |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈaːxn̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?) |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #94,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “Aachen” em português
Rare enough to double-check
Aachen is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #94,392 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈaːxn̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aquisgrano ou Aquisgrão (cidade da Alemanha)".
Aachen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Aachen, spelled A-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Aquisgrano ou Aquisgrão (cidade da Alemanha)
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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