estilingue

/ˌes.tʃi.ˈlĩ.ɡe/

//ˌes.tʃi.ˈlĩ.ɡe// noun

The verdict

“estilingue” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,498 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,498
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - objeto em forma de Y com uma fita elástica na parte superior que serve para lançar pequenos projéteis

Corpus desk

Index PT-estilingue · estilingue · Portuguese

estilingue · rank #58,498 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,498
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH existencialis…

Nearest frequency peer: existencialismo (+4 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 “estilingue”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for estilingue
PropertyValue
Headwordestilingue
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌes.tʃi.ˈlĩ.ɡe/
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,498
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “estilingue” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).estilinguecai 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: “existencialismo” (#58,502), “feiura” (#58,507), “entretido” (#58,486). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “estilingue” fica em #58,498. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estilingue is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,498 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌes.tʃi.ˈlĩ.ɡe/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "objeto em forma de Y com uma fita elástica na parte superior que serve para lançar pequenos projéteis".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for estilingue, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is estilingue, spelled E-S-T-I-L-I-N-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    objeto em forma de Y com uma fita elástica na parte superior que serve para lançar pequenos projéteis

Synonyms

badoguebadoquebaladeirabaleeirabecabodoquechifutachiloidafisgafundasetasetra

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 "estilingue"?
"estilingue" is spelled E-S-T-I-L-I-N-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌes.tʃi.ˈlĩ.ɡe/.
What does "estilingue" mean?
As a noun, "estilingue" means: objeto em forma de Y com uma fita elástica na parte superior que serve para lançar pequenos projéteis
How do you pronounce "estilingue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estilingue" is /ˌes.tʃi.ˈlĩ.ɡe/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list