galgar

/ɡaɫ.ˈɡaɾ/

//ɡaɫ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

The verdict

“galgar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,754 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,754
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - saltar por cima de

Corpus desk

Index PT-galgar · galgar · Portuguese

galgar · rank #97,754 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,754
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH gamado

Nearest frequency peer: gamado (+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 “galgar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for galgar
PropertyValue
Headwordgalgar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡaɫ.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,754
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “galgar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).galgarcai 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: “gamado” (#97,755), “futurologia” (#97,749), “gather” (#97,760). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “galgar” fica em #97,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

galgar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,754 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɡaɫ.ˈɡaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for galgar in our 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is galgar, spelled G-A-L-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    saltar por cima de
  2. 2
    transpor, percorrer
  3. 3
    andar em grande velocidade
  4. 4
    chegar a uma posição elevada
  5. 5
    atingir
  6. 6
    tornar plano

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how galgar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pretendo galgar às posições da empresa até o cargo de gerente.

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 "galgar"?
"galgar" is spelled G-A-L-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡaɫ.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "galgar" mean?
As a verb, "galgar" means: saltar por cima de
How do you pronounce "galgar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galgar" is /ɡaɫ.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galgar" come from?
"galgar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list