calcanhar de aquiles

phrase

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The verdict

“calcanhar de aquiles” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ponto mais vulnerável de uma pessoa ou organização

Key facts for calcanhar de aquiles
PropertyValue
Headwordcalcanhar de aquiles
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “calcanhar de aquiles” sits in Portuguese frequency

calcanhar de aquiles 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.

Rare enough to double-check

calcanhar de aquiles is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o ponto mais vulnerável de uma pessoa ou organização".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for calcanhar de aquiles, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is calcanhar de aquiles, spelled C-A-L-C-A-N-H-A-R- -D-E- -A-Q-U-I-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ponto mais vulnerável de uma pessoa ou organização

This word in other languages

Achilles heel(English)talón de Aquiles(Español)talon d'Achille(Français)Achillesferse(Deutsch)

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 "calcanhar de aquiles"?
"calcanhar de aquiles" is spelled C-A-L-C-A-N-H-A-R- -D-E- -A-Q-U-I-L-E-S.
What does "calcanhar de aquiles" mean?
As a phrase, "calcanhar de aquiles" means: o ponto mais vulnerável de uma pessoa ou organização
What language does "calcanhar de aquiles" come from?
"calcanhar de aquiles" 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 “calcanhar de aquiles”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-L-C-A-N-H-A-R- -D-E- -A-Q-U-I-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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