acolher

//ɐ.ku.ˈʎeɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,169

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

acolher is aPortugueseverb. It means: dar acolhida; agasalhar; hospedar; amparar; proteger; abrigar Pronounced /ɐ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/. Often confused with acolhedor.

Key facts for acolher
PropertyValue
Headwordacolher
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,169
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of acolher in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for acolher is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,169 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for acolher, with forms such as "accolher", "acloher", and "acohler". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "acolhedor", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is acolher, spelled A-C-O-L-H-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar acolhida; agasalhar; hospedar; amparar; proteger; abrigar
  2. 2
    fazer recepção, receber bem
  3. 3
    receber ou aceitar bem (ideia, opinião, ideologia):
  4. 4
    procurar refúgio, abrigo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accolher,acloher,acohler,acolehr,acolherr,acolhher,acolhre,acollher,aoclher,caolher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for acolher

Misspelling Variants of "acolher"

accolher8acloher7acohler7acolehr7acolherr8acolhher8acolhre7acollher8
Misspelling Variants of "acolher"

Frequency rank: #12,169 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acolher"?
"acolher" is spelled A-C-O-L-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/.
What does "acolher" mean?
As a verb, "acolher" means: dar acolhida; agasalhar; hospedar; amparar; proteger; abrigar
What words are commonly confused with "acolher"?
"acolher" is commonly confused with "acolhedor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acolher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acolher" is /ɐ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acolher" come from?
"acolher" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.