galheteiro
/ga.ʎe.ˈtej.ɾu/
The verdict
“galheteiro” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - utensílio de serviço de mesa onde se colocam as galhetas e, algumas vezes, recipientes para sal, pimenta e outros temperos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galheteiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ga.ʎe.ˈtej.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “galheteiro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for galheteiro is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ga.ʎe.ˈtej.ɾu/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "utensílio de serviço de mesa onde se colocam as galhetas e, algumas vezes, recipientes para sal, pimenta e outros temperos".
Zero misspellings are on record for galheteiro in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is galheteiro, spelled G-A-L-H-E-T-E-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1utensílio de serviço de mesa onde se colocam as galhetas e, algumas vezes, recipientes para sal, pimenta e outros temperos
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “galheteiro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-A-L-H-E-T-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ga.ʎe.ˈtej.ɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
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.