galinhola
/ɡɐ.li.ˈɲɔ.lɐ/
The verdict
“galinhola” 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 September 3, 2026) - ave de arribação da família dos escolopacídeos, muito caçada em Portugal no outono e no inverno, também conhecida por bicuda
Corpus desk
Index PT-galinhola · galinhola · Portuguese
galinhola · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galinhola |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡɐ.li.ˈɲɔ.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “galinhola” em português
Rare enough to double-check
galinhola is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɐ.li.ˈɲɔ.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ave de arribação da família dos escolopacídeos, muito caçada em Portugal no outono e no inverno, também conhecida por bicuda".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for galinhola, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 galinhola, spelled G-A-L-I-N-H-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1ave de arribação da família dos escolopacídeos, muito caçada em Portugal no outono e no inverno, também conhecida por bicuda
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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.