argola

//aʁˈɡɔ.lɐ/ [aɦˈɡɔ.lɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,327

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

argola is aPortuguesenoun. It means: anel (de metal, madeira, plástico, etc.) para prender, puxar ou suspender algo Pronounced /aʁˈɡɔ.lɐ/ [aɦˈɡɔ.lɐ]. Often confused with aroma and arroba.

Key facts for argola
PropertyValue
Headwordargola
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aʁˈɡɔ.lɐ/ [aɦˈɡɔ.lɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,327
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of argola in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for argola is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aʁˈɡɔ.lɐ/ [aɦˈɡɔ.lɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,327 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for argola, with forms such as "agrola", "arggola", and "argloa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "aroma", "arroba", "argolas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is argola, spelled A-R-G-O-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    anel (de metal, madeira, plástico, etc.) para prender, puxar ou suspender algo
  2. 2
    adorno auricular em forma circular, que pode ou não conter joias ou enfeites; tipo de brinco com elemento circular predominante
  3. 3
    aro de ferro com o qual se prendiam os escravos ou criminosos em postes, colocado numa das pernas ou no pescoço
  4. 4
    qualquer objeto (ou parte dele) em forma de argola
  5. 5
    (via de regra no plural, argolas) aparelho utilizado na ginástica desportiva, formado por duas argolas suspensas nas quais o atleta executa movimentos que exigem força e destreza, finalizando com um salto e queda - conjunto que é então avaliado pelos juízes em grau de dificuldade e acerto para a pontuação
  6. 6
    no boi usado para puxar carroças, anel de ferro colocado entre as narinas para o controle do animal
  7. 7
    ânus

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agrola,arggola,argloa,argoal,argolla,arogla,arrgola,ragola

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for argola

Misspelling Variants of "argola"

agrola6arggola7argloa6argoal6argolla7arogla6arrgola7ragola6
Misspelling Variants of "argola"

Frequency rank: #36,327 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "argola"?
"argola" is spelled A-R-G-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /aʁˈɡɔ.lɐ/ [aɦˈɡɔ.lɐ].
What does "argola" mean?
As a noun, "argola" means: anel (de metal, madeira, plástico, etc.) para prender, puxar ou suspender algo
What words are commonly confused with "argola"?
"argola" is commonly confused with "aroma", "arroba", "argolas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "argola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "argola" is /aʁˈɡɔ.lɐ/ [aɦˈɡɔ.lɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "argola" come from?
"argola" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.