auréola

/aw.ˈɾɛ.u.lɐ/

//aw.ˈɾɛ.u.lɐ// noun

The verdict

“auréola” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,795 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,795
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - círculo dourado ou peça de metal circular com que pintores e escultores circundam muitas vezes a cabeça de Cristo, da Virgem Maria, dos santos, anjos, etc., representando uma espécie de resplendor ...

Key facts for auréola
PropertyValue
Headwordauréola
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aw.ˈɾɛ.u.lɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auréola” 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). auréola 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

auréola is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,795 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /aw.ˈɾɛ.u.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "círculo dourado ou peça de metal circular com que pintores e escultores circundam muitas vezes a cabeça de Cristo, da Virgem Maria, dos santos, anjos, etc., representando uma espécie de resplendor ...".

No misspelling variants are generated for auréola in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is auréola, spelled A-U-R-É-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    círculo dourado ou peça de metal circular com que pintores e escultores circundam muitas vezes a cabeça de Cristo, da Virgem Maria, dos santos, anjos, etc., representando uma espécie de resplendor em suas imagens

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 "auréola"?
"auréola" is spelled A-U-R-É-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /aw.ˈɾɛ.u.lɐ/.
What does "auréola" mean?
As a noun, "auréola" means: círculo dourado ou peça de metal circular com que pintores e escultores circundam muitas vezes a cabeça de Cristo, da Virgem Maria, dos santos, anjos, etc., representando uma espécie de resplendor ...
How do you pronounce "auréola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auréola" is /aw.ˈɾɛ.u.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auréola" come from?
"auréola" 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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Using “auréola”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-U-R-É-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /aw.ˈɾɛ.u.lɐ/ (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