alínea
/a.ˈli.njɐ/
The verdict
“alínea” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,504 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,504
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - a primeira linha de um parágrafo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alínea |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /a.ˈli.njɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #56,504 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alínea” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alínea is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,504 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /a.ˈli.njɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for alínea in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is alínea, spelled A-L-Í-N-E-A.
Definition
- 1a primeira linha de um parágrafo
- 2subdivisão de um artigo em uma lei
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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Using “alínea”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-Í-N-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /a.ˈli.njɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.