cinzel

/sĩ.ˈzɛɫ/

//sĩ.ˈzɛɫ// noun

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The verdict

“cinzel” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,130 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,130
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento de aço, cortante numa das extremidades e usado por escultores e gravadores

Corpus desk

Index PT-cinzel · cinzel · Portuguese

cinzel · rank #70,130 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,130
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH chiar

Nearest frequency peer: chiar (-3 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 “cinzel”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cinzel
PropertyValue
Headwordcinzel
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sĩ.ˈzɛɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,130
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cinzel” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cinzelcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “chiar” (#70,127), “charrua” (#70,126), “comensal” (#70,138). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cinzel” fica em #70,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cinzel is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,130 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sĩ.ˈzɛɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cinzel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cinzel, spelled C-I-N-Z-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento de aço, cortante numa das extremidades e usado por escultores e gravadores
  2. 2
    escultor, gravador

Synonyms

burilescopro

This word in other languages

chisel(English)cincel(Español)ciseau(Français)Meißel(Deutsch)

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 "cinzel"?
"cinzel" is spelled C-I-N-Z-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /sĩ.ˈzɛɫ/.
What does "cinzel" mean?
As a noun, "cinzel" means: instrumento de aço, cortante numa das extremidades e usado por escultores e gravadores
How do you pronounce "cinzel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cinzel" is /sĩ.ˈzɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cinzel" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cárter#70,174cónego#70,176bagaça#70,076espora#70,245

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list