anilha

noun

The verdict

“anilha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,903 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,903
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um pequeno aro, uma pequena argola ou um pequeno arco

Corpus desk

Index PT-anilha · anilha · Portuguese

anilha · rank #87,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,903
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH andrógeno

Nearest frequency peer: andrógeno (-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 “anilha”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anilha
PropertyValue
Headwordanilha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “anilha” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).anilhacai 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: “andrógeno” (#87,900), “alike” (#87,882), “arregimentar” (#87,926). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “anilha” fica em #87,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anilha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,903 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anilha, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is anilha, spelled A-N-I-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    um pequeno aro, uma pequena argola ou um pequeno arco
  2. 2
    anel ou cinto, majoritariamente dos casos constituído de alumínio, colocado em aves para a identificação individual de cada uma
  3. 3
    um tipo de haltere ajustável, em forma de anel, usado para aumentar o peso de alguns instrumentos de ginástica
  4. 4
    peça de ferro, conectada ao centro da mó de um moinho de vento e que serve para pendurar o tronco vertical ou o ferro da mó
  5. 5
    cobertura ou moldura em torno de uma haste de madeira ou estaca para proteger a sua parte superior
  6. 6
    arruela de vedação, chapa circular que se põe no prego, parafuso ou cavilha para distribuir a pressão

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O investigado produzia anilhas falsas do sistema Sispass/Ibama, utilizadas para a identificação de pássaros silvestres.

Synonyms

arruela

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 "anilha"?
"anilha" is spelled A-N-I-L-H-A.
What does "anilha" mean?
As a noun, "anilha" means: um pequeno aro, uma pequena argola ou um pequeno arco
What language does "anilha" come from?
"anilha" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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