etílico
/ɛ.ˈti.li.ku/
The verdict
“etílico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,070 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,070
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que possui o radical etila
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | etílico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɛ.ˈti.li.ku/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,070 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “etílico” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
etílico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,070 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɛ.ˈti.li.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for etílico, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is etílico, spelled E-T-Í-L-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1que possui o radical etila
- 2diz-se dos compostos que possuem esse radical: álcool etílico
- 3que foi ocasionado ou produzido através da utilização do álcool
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.
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Using “etílico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-T-Í-L-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɛ.ˈti.li.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.