galicismo
/ɡa.liˈsiz.mu/
The verdict
“galicismo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - toda palavra, locução ou expressão que, tomada de empréstimo da língua francesa por outro idioma, passa a dele fazer parte (com ou sem nova grafia)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galicismo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡa.liˈsiz.mu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “galicismo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
galicismo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡa.liˈsiz.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for galicismo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is galicismo, spelled G-A-L-I-C-I-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1toda palavra, locução ou expressão que, tomada de empréstimo da língua francesa por outro idioma, passa a dele fazer parte (com ou sem nova grafia)
- 2o idiotismo francês; forma na qual a língua francesa é pronunciada ou escrita
- 3palavra, expressão ou construção sintática típica e importada do francês e usada em detrimento do vernáculo corrente
- 4palavra, expressão ou construção sintática típica e importada do francês e usada em detrimento do vernáculo corrente
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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 “galicismo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-A-L-I-C-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡa.liˈsiz.mu/ (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.