gaguejar

/ɡɐ.ɡɨ.ˈʒaɾ/

//ɡɐ.ɡɨ.ˈʒaɾ// verb

The verdict

“gaguejar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,340 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,340
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falar com gagueira, disfemia

Corpus desk

Index PT-gaguejar · gaguejar · Portuguese

gaguejar · rank #57,340 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,340
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH galleria

Nearest frequency peer: galleria (+1 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 “gaguejar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gaguejar
PropertyValue
Headwordgaguejar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡɐ.ɡɨ.ˈʒaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,340
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “gaguejar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).gaguejarcai 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: “galleria” (#57,341), “fortificar” (#57,332), “fiado” (#57,321). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gaguejar” fica em #57,340. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gaguejar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,340 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɡɐ.ɡɨ.ˈʒaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

gaguejar has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is gaguejar, spelled G-A-G-U-E-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    falar com gagueira, disfemia
  2. 2
    pronunciar com hesitação; falar com embaraço

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 "gaguejar"?
"gaguejar" is spelled G-A-G-U-E-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɐ.ɡɨ.ˈʒaɾ/.
What does "gaguejar" mean?
As a verb, "gaguejar" means: falar com gagueira, disfemia
How do you pronounce "gaguejar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gaguejar" is /ɡɐ.ɡɨ.ˈʒaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gaguejar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list