acrópole

[a.ˈkɾɔ.po.le]

/[a.ˈkɾɔ.po.le]/ noun

The verdict

“acrópole” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,932 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,932
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - santuário fortificado (ou fortaleza) situado em local elevado nas cidades da Grécia Antiga

Key facts for acrópole
PropertyValue
Headwordacrópole
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[a.ˈkɾɔ.po.le]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,932
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acrópole” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). acrópole lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acrópole is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,932 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [a.ˈkɾɔ.po.le]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "santuário fortificado (ou fortaleza) situado em local elevado nas cidades da Grécia Antiga".

acrópole has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is acrópole, spelled A-C-R-Ó-P-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    santuário fortificado (ou fortaleza) situado em local elevado nas cidades da Grécia Antiga

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acrópole"?
"acrópole" is spelled A-C-R-Ó-P-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [a.ˈkɾɔ.po.le].
What does "acrópole" mean?
As a noun, "acrópole" means: santuário fortificado (ou fortaleza) situado em local elevado nas cidades da Grécia Antiga
How do you pronounce "acrópole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acrópole" is [a.ˈkɾɔ.po.le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acrópole" come from?
"acrópole" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “acrópole”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-C-R-Ó-P-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [a.ˈkɾɔ.po.le] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list