colcheia

/koɫ.ˈʃɐj.ɐ/

//koɫ.ˈʃɐj.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“colcheia” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - figura musical (♪) cuja duração é de um oitavo de uma semibreve ou metade de uma semínima

Corpus desk

Index PT-colcheia · colcheia · Portuguese

colcheia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for colcheia
PropertyValue
Headwordcolcheia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/koɫ.ˈʃɐj.ɐ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “colcheia” em português

colcheianão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colcheia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /koɫ.ˈʃɐj.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "figura musical (♪) cuja duração é de um oitavo de uma semibreve ou metade de uma semínima".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for colcheia, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is colcheia, spelled C-O-L-C-H-E-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    figura musical (♪) cuja duração é de um oitavo de uma semibreve ou metade de uma semínima

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colcheia"?
"colcheia" is spelled C-O-L-C-H-E-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /koɫ.ˈʃɐj.ɐ/.
What does "colcheia" mean?
As a noun, "colcheia" means: figura musical (♪) cuja duração é de um oitavo de uma semibreve ou metade de uma semínima
How do you pronounce "colcheia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colcheia" is /koɫ.ˈʃɐj.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colcheia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list