Aljezur

/ɐɫʒɨˈzuɾ/

//ɐɫʒɨˈzuɾ// noun

The verdict

“Aljezur” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,312 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,312
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - município e freguesia portugueses do distrito de Faro

Key facts for Aljezur
PropertyValue
HeadwordAljezur
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐɫʒɨˈzuɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,312
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Aljezur” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Aljezur lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aljezur is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,312 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐɫʒɨˈzuɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "município e freguesia portugueses do distrito de Faro".

Zero misspellings are on record for Aljezur in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is Aljezur, spelled A-L-J-E-Z-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    município e freguesia portugueses do distrito de Faro

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 "Aljezur"?
"Aljezur" is spelled A-L-J-E-Z-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɫʒɨˈzuɾ/.
What does "Aljezur" mean?
As a noun, "Aljezur" means: município e freguesia portugueses do distrito de Faro
How do you pronounce "Aljezur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aljezur" is /ɐɫʒɨˈzuɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aljezur" come from?
"Aljezur" 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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Using “Aljezur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-J-E-Z-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐɫʒɨˈzuɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list