gemada

/ʒɨ.ˈma.dɐ/

//ʒɨ.ˈma.dɐ// noun

The verdict

“gemada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,495 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,495
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gema de ovo batida com açúcar, leite, vinho ou cerveja

Corpus desk

Index PT-gemada · gemada · Portuguese

gemada · rank #86,495 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,495
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gabon

Nearest frequency peer: Gabon (-5 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “gemada”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “gemada” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gemada
PropertyValue
Headwordgemada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒɨ.ˈma.dɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “gemada” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).gemadacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Gabon” (#86,490), “furúnculo” (#86,486), “fulgurante” (#86,485). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gemada” fica em #86,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gemada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,495 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʒɨ.ˈma.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gema de ovo batida com açúcar, leite, vinho ou cerveja".

No misspelling variants are generated for gemada in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is gemada, spelled G-E-M-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    gema de ovo batida com açúcar, leite, vinho ou cerveja

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gemada"?
"gemada" is spelled G-E-M-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒɨ.ˈma.dɐ/.
What does "gemada" mean?
As a noun, "gemada" means: gema de ovo batida com açúcar, leite, vinho ou cerveja
How do you pronounce "gemada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gemada" is /ʒɨ.ˈma.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gemada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list