braguilha

/bɾɐ.ˈɡi.ʎɐ/

//bɾɐ.ˈɡi.ʎɐ// noun

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The verdict

“braguilha” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - abertura dianteira das bragas, ceroulas, calças, calções, desde o cós da cinta até entre as pernas

Key facts for braguilha
PropertyValue
Headwordbraguilha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɾɐ.ˈɡi.ʎɐ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “braguilha” sits in Portuguese frequency

braguilha falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for braguilha is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɾɐ.ˈɡi.ʎɐ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for braguilha, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is braguilha, spelled B-R-A-G-U-I-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    abertura dianteira das bragas, ceroulas, calças, calções, desde o cós da cinta até entre as pernas
  2. 2
    carcela

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "braguilha"?
"braguilha" is spelled B-R-A-G-U-I-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɾɐ.ˈɡi.ʎɐ/.
What does "braguilha" mean?
As a noun, "braguilha" means: abertura dianteira das bragas, ceroulas, calças, calções, desde o cós da cinta até entre as pernas
How do you pronounce "braguilha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "braguilha" is /bɾɐ.ˈɡi.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "braguilha" come from?
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Using “braguilha”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-R-A-G-U-I-L-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bɾɐ.ˈɡi.ʎɐ/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list