galheta

/ɡɐ.ˈʎe.tɐ/

//ɡɐ.ˈʎe.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“galheta” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #94,816 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,816
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frasco com pequeno gargalo para servir óleo ou vinagre à mesa

Corpus desk

Index PT-galheta · galheta · Portuguese

galheta · rank #94,816 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,816
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH garantidamente

Nearest frequency peer: garantidamente (+5 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 “galheta”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for galheta
PropertyValue
Headwordgalheta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɐ.ˈʎe.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,816
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “galheta” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).galhetacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “garantidamente” (#94,821), “furriel” (#94,810), “granted” (#94,839). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “galheta” fica em #94,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

galheta is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #94,816 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɐ.ˈʎe.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for galheta, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is galheta, spelled G-A-L-H-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    frasco com pequeno gargalo para servir óleo ou vinagre à mesa
  2. 2
    recipientes que contém a água e o vinho que serão consagrados na missa católica.

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 "galheta"?
"galheta" is spelled G-A-L-H-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɐ.ˈʎe.tɐ/.
What does "galheta" mean?
As a noun, "galheta" means: frasco com pequeno gargalo para servir óleo ou vinagre à mesa
How do you pronounce "galheta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galheta" is /ɡɐ.ˈʎe.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galheta" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list