adelgaçar

/ɐ.dɛɫ.ɡɐ.ˈsaɾ/

//ɐ.dɛɫ.ɡɐ.ˈsaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“adelgaçar” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tornar delgado

Key facts for adelgaçar
PropertyValue
Headwordadelgaçar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.dɛɫ.ɡɐ.ˈsaɾ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adelgaçar” sits in Portuguese frequency

adelgaçar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for adelgaçar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.dɛɫ.ɡɐ.ˈsaɾ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for adelgaçar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is adelgaçar, spelled A-D-E-L-G-A-Ç-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar delgado
  2. 2
    desbastar
  3. 3
    desengrossar

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 "adelgaçar"?
"adelgaçar" is spelled A-D-E-L-G-A-Ç-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.dɛɫ.ɡɐ.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "adelgaçar" mean?
As a verb, "adelgaçar" means: tornar delgado
How do you pronounce "adelgaçar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adelgaçar" is /ɐ.dɛɫ.ɡɐ.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adelgaçar" come from?
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Using “adelgaçar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-D-E-L-G-A-Ç-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.dɛɫ.ɡɐ.ˈsaɾ/ (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
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