coalho

/ˈkwa.ʎu/

//ˈkwa.ʎu// noun

The verdict

“coalho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,006 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,006
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sólido formado pela concreção dos dissoltos num líquido

Corpus desk

Index PT-coalho · coalho · Portuguese

coalho · rank #59,006 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,006
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH compreensivel…

Nearest frequency peer: compreensivelmente (+6 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 “coalho”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for coalho
PropertyValue
Headwordcoalho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkwa.ʎu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,006
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “coalho” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “compreensivelmente” (#59,012), “cervejeiro” (#58,998), “castrense” (#58,991). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “coalho” fica em #59,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coalho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,006 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkwa.ʎu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for coalho, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is coalho, spelled C-O-A-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sólido formado pela concreção dos dissoltos num líquido
  2. 2
    substância que ajuda a que aconteça a coalhadura

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "coalho"?
"coalho" is spelled C-O-A-L-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwa.ʎu/.
What does "coalho" mean?
As a noun, "coalho" means: sólido formado pela concreção dos dissoltos num líquido
How do you pronounce "coalho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coalho" is /ˈkwa.ʎu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coalho" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list