geladeira
[ʒelaˈdeːɾa], plural: [ʒelaˈdeːɾaʃ]
The verdict
“geladeira” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,639 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,639
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eletrodoméstico usado para manter alimentos frescos por refrigeração
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | geladeira |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʒelaˈdeːɾa], plural: [ʒelaˈdeːɾaʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,639 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “geladeira” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for geladeira is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʒelaˈdeːɾa], plural: [ʒelaˈdeːɾaʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,639 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for geladeira, with forms such as "egladeira", "gealdeira", and "geladdeira". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is geladeira, spelled G-E-L-A-D-E-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1eletrodoméstico usado para manter alimentos frescos por refrigeração
- 2o mesmo que geleira, aparelho em que se fazem gelados
- 3tanque em que se fabrica gelo
- 4local muito frio; compartimento ladrilhado e/ou acimentado, desconfortável
- 5condição em que não é elencado ou escalado para atuar e torna-se não figurante nas obras e produções artísticas
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egladeira,gealdeira,geladdeira,geladeiar,geladeirra,geladeria,geladiera,gelaedira,geldaeira,gelladeira,ggeladeira,gleadeira
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geladeira - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “geladeira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-E-L-A-D-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʒelaˈdeːɾa], plural: [ʒelaˈdeːɾaʃ] (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.