adelo
/a.deˈlo/
The verdict
“adelo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hoje
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adelo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /a.deˈlo/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adelo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
adelo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /a.deˈlo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hoje".
No generated misspelling entries exist for adelo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 adelo, spelled A-D-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1hoje
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.
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Using “adelo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-D-E-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /a.deˈlo/ (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.