ampulheta

noun

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The verdict

“ampulheta” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,653
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-ampulheta · ampulheta · Portuguese

ampulheta · rank #46,653 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,653
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH already

Nearest frequency peer: already (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ampulheta”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ampulheta” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ampulheta
PropertyValue
Headwordampulheta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,653
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ampulheta”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ampulhetacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “already” (#46,649), “ajustamento” (#46,641), “abismado” (#46,625). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ampulheta” fica em #46,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ampulheta, anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,653 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relógio de areia".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ampulheta, with forms such as "ammpulheta", "ampluheta", and "amppulheta". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ampulheta, spelled A-M-P-U-L-H-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    relógio de areia

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ampulheta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No recinto principal do edifício que recebe a cúpula, a organização ecológica Greenpeace colocou uma grande ampulheta mostrando como o dinheiro prevalece sobre os recursos naturais.

This word in other languages

hourglass(English)sablier(Français)Sanduhr(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammpulheta
  • ampluheta
  • amppulheta
  • ampuhleta
  • ampulehta
  • ampulheat
  • ampulhetta
  • ampulhheta
  • ampulhtea
  • ampullheta
  • amuplheta
  • apmulheta
  • mapulheta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ampulheta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ammpulheta1ampluheta2amppulheta1ampuhleta2ampulehta2ampulheat2ampulhetta1ampulhheta1
Edit distance from "ampulheta"

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 "ampulheta"?
"ampulheta" is spelled A-M-P-U-L-H-E-T-A.
What does "ampulheta" mean?
As a noun, "ampulheta" means: relógio de areia
What are common misspellings of "ampulheta"?
Common misspellings include "ammpulheta", "ampluheta", "amppulheta", "ampuhleta", "ampulehta". The correct spelling is "ampulheta".
What language does "ampulheta" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ventoinha#46,609trapalhão#46,596restituir#46,539Cristóbal#46,769

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

quádruplo13 variantsespartano13 variantseternizar13 variantsprivativo13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list