galhofa
/ɡɐ.ˈʎɔ.fɐ/
The verdict
“galhofa” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #84,730 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #84,730
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo galhofar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galhofa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɡɐ.ˈʎɔ.fɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,730 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “galhofa” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for galhofa is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɡɐ.ˈʎɔ.fɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #84,730 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for galhofa, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is galhofa, spelled G-A-L-H-O-F-A.
Definition
- 1terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo galhofar
- 2segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo galhofar
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 “galhofa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-A-L-H-O-F-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡɐ.ˈʎɔ.fɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.