ciclagem

noun

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The verdict

“ciclagem” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,604 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,604
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - abreviatura de reciclagem

Key facts for ciclagem
PropertyValue
Headwordciclagem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ciclagem” 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). ciclagem lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

ciclagem is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,604 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ciclagem in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ciclagem, spelled C-I-C-L-A-G-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    abreviatura de reciclagem
  2. 2
    número de ciclos por segundo (ou frequência) de uma tensão alternada; frequência nominal da rede elétrica que atende uma determinada região ou grupo de consumidores de energia elétrica
  3. 3
    processo de colocar água num aquário vazio e deixar a bomba funcionando por alguns dias, com o objetivo de criar microvida na água do aquário

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 "ciclagem"?
"ciclagem" is spelled C-I-C-L-A-G-E-M.
What does "ciclagem" mean?
As a noun, "ciclagem" means: abreviatura de reciclagem
What language does "ciclagem" come from?
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Using “ciclagem”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-I-C-L-A-G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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