adelo

/a.deˈlo/

//a.deˈlo// adv

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 September 3, 2026) - hoje

Corpus desk

Index PT-adelo · adelo · Portuguese

adelo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 adelo
PropertyValue
Headwordadelo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/a.deˈlo/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “adelo” em português

adelonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

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

  1. 1
    hoje

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Adelo logob oli.

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 "adelo"?
"adelo" is spelled A-D-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /a.deˈlo/.
What does "adelo" mean?
As an adverb, "adelo" means: hoje
How do you pronounce "adelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adelo" is /a.deˈlo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adelo" come from?
"adelo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list