axilar

adj

The verdict

“axilar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,368 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,368
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo à axila

Corpus desk

Index PT-axilar · axilar · Portuguese

axilar · rank #69,368 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,368
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH avantajado

Nearest frequency peer: avantajado (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “axilar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “axilar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for axilar
PropertyValue
Headwordaxilar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,368
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “axilar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).axilarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “avantajado” (#69,367), “babuíno” (#69,371), “autorretrato” (#69,363). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “axilar” fica em #69,368. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

axilar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,368 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativo à axila".

Zero misspellings are on record for axilar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is axilar, spelled A-X-I-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo à axila

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how axilar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Com o disparo, o chumbinho, que entrou pelo lado esquerdo do tórax, na região axilar, perfurou o pulmão esquerdo de Leonardo e parou a menos de um centímetro do coração.

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 "axilar"?
"axilar" is spelled A-X-I-L-A-R.
What does "axilar" mean?
As an adjective, "axilar" means: relativo à axila
What language does "axilar" come from?
"axilar" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "axilar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list