gemada
/ʒɨ.ˈma.dɐ/
The verdict
“gemada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,495 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,495
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,241
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gema de ovo batida com açúcar, leite, vinho ou cerveja
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gemada |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʒɨ.ˈma.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,495 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gemada” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gemada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,495 among 1,241 “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
- 1gema 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.
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Using “gemada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-E-M-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.