cinzel

Name: cinzel, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/sĩ.ˈzɛɫ/

//sĩ.ˈzɛɫ// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“cinzel” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #70,130 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#70,130
frequency rank, Portuguese: 6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instrumento de aço, cortante numa das extremidades e usado por escultores e gravadores

Key facts for cinzel
Property	Value
Headword	cinzel
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/sĩ.ˈzɛɫ/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#70,130
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cinzel” 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). cinzel lands here:

#70,130

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cinzel is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sĩ.ˈzɛɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #70,130 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. 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 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
instrumento de aço, cortante numa das extremidades e usado por escultores e gravadores
2
escultor, gravador

Synonyms

buril escopro

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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Using “cinzel”

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

The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-I-N-Z-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /sĩ.ˈzɛɫ/ (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.