gelar

//ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ// verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,171

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

gelar is aPortugueseverb. It means: passar do estado líquido para sólido por perda de calor Pronounced /ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/. Often confused with ger and gelo.

Key facts for gelar
PropertyValue
Headwordgelar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,171
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gelar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for gelar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,171 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for gelar, with forms such as "eglar", "gealr", and "gelarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "ger", "gelo", "gema", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is gelar, spelled G-E-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    passar do estado líquido para sólido por perda de calor
  2. 2
    causar espanto

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eglar,gealr,gelarr,gellar,gelra,ggelar,glear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gelar

Misspelling Variants of "gelar"

eglar5gealr5gelarr6gellar6gelra5ggelar6glear5
Misspelling Variants of "gelar"

Frequency rank: #39,171 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gelar"?
"gelar" is spelled G-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "gelar" mean?
As a verb, "gelar" means: passar do estado líquido para sólido por perda de calor
What words are commonly confused with "gelar"?
"gelar" is commonly confused with "ger", "gelo", "gema". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelar" is /ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelar" come from?
"gelar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter G in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.