alinho

/ɐ.ˈli.ɲu/

//ɐ.ˈli.ɲu// noun

The verdict

“alinho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,689 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,689
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de alinhar

Corpus desk

Index PT-alinho · alinho · Portuguese

alinho · rank #53,689 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,689
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH amassa

Nearest frequency peer: amassa (+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 “alinho”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alinho
PropertyValue
Headwordalinho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈli.ɲu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,689
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “alinho” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).alinhocai 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: “amassa” (#53,692), “afiar” (#53,682), “baías” (#53,715). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alinho” fica em #53,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alinho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,689 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈli.ɲu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for alinho in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is alinho, spelled A-L-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de alinhar
  2. 2
    asseio

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 "alinho"?
"alinho" is spelled A-L-I-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈli.ɲu/.
What does "alinho" mean?
As a noun, "alinho" means: ato de alinhar
How do you pronounce "alinho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alinho" is /ɐ.ˈli.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alinho" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alinho", 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