atol

/ɐ.ˈtɔɫ/

//ɐ.ˈtɔɫ// noun

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The verdict

“atol” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,327 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,327
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ilha de forma anelar formada pela acumulação e consolidação de recifes de coral

Key facts for atol
PropertyValue
Headwordatol
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈtɔɫ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#63,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “atol” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). atol lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atol is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,327 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈtɔɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ilha de forma anelar formada pela acumulação e consolidação de recifes de coral".

Zero misspellings are on record for atol in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is atol, spelled A-T-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ilha de forma anelar formada pela acumulação e consolidação de recifes de coral

This word in other languages

atoll(English)atolón(Español)atoll(Français)Atoll(Deutsch)

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 "atol"?
"atol" is spelled A-T-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈtɔɫ/.
What does "atol" mean?
As a noun, "atol" means: ilha de forma anelar formada pela acumulação e consolidação de recifes de coral
How do you pronounce "atol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atol" is /ɐ.ˈtɔɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atol" come from?
"atol" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “atol”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-T-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.ˈtɔɫ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list