cilha
/ˈsi.ʎɐ/
The verdict
“cilha” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cingidouro que cilha, correia que cinge polo ventre a cavalgadura para segurar a albarda ou sela
Corpus desk
Index PT-cilha · cilha · Portuguese
cilha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cilha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsi.ʎɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “cilha” em português
Rare enough to double-check
cilha is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsi.ʎɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cingidouro que cilha, correia que cinge polo ventre a cavalgadura para segurar a albarda ou sela".
cilha has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 cilha, spelled C-I-L-H-A.
Definition
- 1cingidouro que cilha, correia que cinge polo ventre a cavalgadura para segurar a albarda ou sela
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.