aguilhão

/ɐ.ɡi.ˈʎɐ̃w̃/

//ɐ.ɡi.ˈʎɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“aguilhão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,013 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,013
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ponta de ferro da aguilhada - perfurante

Corpus desk

Index PT-aguilhao · aguilhão · Portuguese

aguilhão · rank #87,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,013
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH afirmativamen…

Nearest frequency peer: afirmativamente (-3 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 “aguilhão”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aguilhão
PropertyValue
Headwordaguilhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ɡi.ˈʎɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “aguilhão” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).aguilhãocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “afirmativamente” (#87,010), “alienista” (#87,020), “adder” (#87,005). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aguilhão” fica em #87,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aguilhão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,013 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ɡi.ˈʎɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for aguilhão in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is aguilhão, spelled A-G-U-I-L-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ponta de ferro da aguilhada - perfurante
  2. 2
    peça do moinho que corre por baixo do rodízio
  3. 3
    peça de ferro que se coloca no meio dos eixos de madeira dos engenhos de açúcar
  4. 4
    ponta dos eixos menores da moenda de cana-de-açúcar
  5. 5
    fator estimulante, incitador, excitante; acicate, incentivo
  6. 6
    ferrão com que picam a abelha e outros insetos
  7. 7
    aguilhada curta que os carreiros usam para tanger os bois
  8. 8
    bico ou ponta aguçada
  9. 9
    acúleo
  10. 10
    estímulo, incentivo
  11. 11
    irritação

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 "aguilhão"?
"aguilhão" is spelled A-G-U-I-L-H-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ɡi.ˈʎɐ̃w̃/.
What does "aguilhão" mean?
As a noun, "aguilhão" means: ponta de ferro da aguilhada - perfurante
How do you pronounce "aguilhão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aguilhão" is /ɐ.ɡi.ˈʎɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aguilhão" come from?
"aguilhão" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list