abelha-macha

noun

The verdict

“abelha-macha” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zangão

Corpus desk

Index PT-abelha-macha · abelha-macha · Portuguese

abelha-macha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 abelha-macha
PropertyValue
Headwordabelha-macha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “abelha-macha” em português

abelha-machaestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

abelha-macha is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zangão".

No misspelling variants are generated for abelha-macha in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is abelha-macha, spelled A-B-E-L-H-A---M-A-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    zangão

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how abelha-macha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Me dê exemplo de substantivo composto, ela me perguntou e eu disse, abelha-macha e ela sorriu e eu fiquei feliz.

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 "abelha-macha"?
"abelha-macha" is spelled A-B-E-L-H-A---M-A-C-H-A.
What does "abelha-macha" mean?
As a noun, "abelha-macha" means: zangão
What language does "abelha-macha" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list