Adolph

/a.dɔlf/.

//a.dɔlf/./ noun

The verdict

“Adolph” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,462 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,462
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adolfo

Corpus desk

Index PT-adolph · Adolph · Portuguese

Adolph · rank #71,462 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,462
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH agouro

Nearest frequency peer: agouro (+4 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Adolph”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Adolph” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Adolph
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdolph
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.dɔlf/.
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Adolph” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).Adolphcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “agouro” (#71,466), “Zambia” (#71,443), “alvejar” (#71,483). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “Adolph” fica em #71,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Adolph is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,462 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /a.dɔlf/.. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adolfo".

Adolph doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is Adolph, spelled A-D-O-L-P-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adolfo

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 "Adolph"?
"Adolph" is spelled A-D-O-L-P-H. The IPA pronunciation is /a.dɔlf/..
What does "Adolph" mean?
As a noun, "Adolph" means: Adolfo
How do you pronounce "Adolph"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adolph" is /a.dɔlf/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Adolph", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list