arregalar
/ɐ.Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈlaɾ/
The verdict
“arregalar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - abrir muito os olhos com espanto, ameaça, satisfação, admiração
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arregalar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈlaɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arregalar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
arregalar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abrir muito os olhos com espanto, ameaça, satisfação, admiração".
No generated misspelling entries exist for arregalar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is arregalar, spelled A-R-R-E-G-A-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1abrir muito os olhos com espanto, ameaça, satisfação, admiração
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.
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Using “arregalar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-R-E-G-A-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.Rɨ.ɡɐ.ˈlaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.