angueira
The verdict
“angueira” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ocupação principal única, cuidadosa, num labor concreto por uma só pessoa
Corpus desk
Index PT-angueira · angueira · Portuguese
angueira · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angueira |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “angueira” em português
Rare enough to double-check
angueira is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for angueira, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is angueira, spelled A-N-G-U-E-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1ocupação principal única, cuidadosa, num labor concreto por uma só pessoa
- 2tarefa, serviço, cuidado
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how angueira appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Pouco tempo tem, está com a sua angueira."
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.