eclipse solar

phrase

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fenômeno que ocorre quando a Lua se interpõe entre a Terra e o Sol, ocultando total ou parcialmente a sua luz numa estreita faixa terrestre

Key facts for eclipse solar
PropertyValue
Headwordeclipse solar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “eclipse solar” sits in Portuguese frequency

eclipse solar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

eclipse solar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fenômeno que ocorre quando a Lua se interpõe entre a Terra e o Sol, ocultando total ou parcialmente a sua luz numa estreita faixa terrestre".

eclipse solar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is eclipse solar, spelled E-C-L-I-P-S-E- -S-O-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fenômeno que ocorre quando a Lua se interpõe entre a Terra e o Sol, ocultando total ou parcialmente a sua luz numa estreita faixa terrestre

This word in other languages

solar eclipse(English)eclipse solar(Español)Sonnenfinsternis(Deutsch)

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 "eclipse solar"?
"eclipse solar" is spelled E-C-L-I-P-S-E- -S-O-L-A-R.
What does "eclipse solar" mean?
As a phrase, "eclipse solar" means: fenômeno que ocorre quando a Lua se interpõe entre a Terra e o Sol, ocultando total ou parcialmente a sua luz numa estreita faixa terrestre
What language does "eclipse solar" come from?
"eclipse solar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “eclipse solar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-C-L-I-P-S-E- -S-O-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list