argolas
/aʁˈɡɔ.lɐs/ [aɦˈɡɔ.lɐs]
The verdict
“argolas” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #28,457 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,457
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - modalidade olímpica da ginástica artística na qual o atleta prende-se em argolas com 50 centímetros de distância uma da outra, 2,55 metros acima do solo e 18 centímetros de diâmetro e, ali, executa...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | argolas |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aʁˈɡɔ.lɐs/ [aɦˈɡɔ.lɐs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,457 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “argolas” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for argolas is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aʁˈɡɔ.lɐs/ [aɦˈɡɔ.lɐs]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,457 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "modalidade olímpica da ginástica artística na qual o atleta prende-se em argolas com 50 centímetros de distância uma da outra, 2,55 metros acima do solo e 18 centímetros de diâmetro e, ali, executa...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for argolas, with forms such as "agrolas", "arggolas", and "argloas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Angola", "argila", "argola", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 argolas, spelled A-R-G-O-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1modalidade olímpica da ginástica artística na qual o atleta prende-se em argolas com 50 centímetros de distância uma da outra, 2,55 metros acima do solo e 18 centímetros de diâmetro e, ali, executa movimentos que são avaliados por juízes em critérios como grau de dificuldade e precisão
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agrolas,arggolas,argloas,argoals,argolass,argollas,argolsa,aroglas,arrgolas,ragolas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of argolas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “argolas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-G-O-L-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /aʁˈɡɔ.lɐs/ [aɦˈɡɔ.lɐs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Angola” - see the side-by-side comparison. argolas vs Angola
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.