alam
/ˈa.lɐ̃/
The verdict
“alam” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,127 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,127
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo alar.
Corpus desk
Index PT-alam · alam · Portuguese
alam · rank #53,127 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,127
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH amiúde
Nearest frequency peer: amiúde (+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 “alam”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- velejar
velejar
46,914 corpus weight
- alam
alam
46,874 corpus weight
- amiúde
amiúde
46,870 corpus weight
- apedrejamen…
apedrejamento
46,862 corpus weight
- apuro
apuro
46,859 corpus weight
- barulheira
barulheira
46,838 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “alam” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alam |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈa.lɐ̃/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #53,127 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “alam” em português
Rare enough to double-check
alam is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,127 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈa.lɐ̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo alar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for alam, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is alam, spelled A-L-A-M.
Definition
- 1terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo alar.
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.
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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).