gentalha

/ʒẽ.ˈta.ʎɐ/

//ʒẽ.ˈta.ʎɐ// noun

The verdict

“gentalha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,335 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,335
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reunião dos indivíduos que fazem parte da camada inferior de uma sociedade

Corpus desk

Index PT-gentalha · gentalha · Portuguese

gentalha · rank #53,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,335
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gentleman

Nearest frequency peer: Gentleman (+1 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 “gentalha”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gentalha
PropertyValue
Headwordgentalha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒẽ.ˈta.ʎɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “gentalha” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).gentalhacai 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: “Gentleman” (#53,336), “grampear” (#53,340), “für” (#53,329). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gentalha” fica em #53,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gentalha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,335 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʒẽ.ˈta.ʎɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gentalha, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 gentalha, spelled G-E-N-T-A-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    reunião dos indivíduos que fazem parte da camada inferior de uma sociedade
  2. 2
    uma das classes mais desfavorecidas
  3. 3
    plebe

Synonyms

corjaescóriaescumalhamaltaralé

Antonyms

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 "gentalha"?
"gentalha" is spelled G-E-N-T-A-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒẽ.ˈta.ʎɐ/.
What does "gentalha" mean?
As a noun, "gentalha" means: reunião dos indivíduos que fazem parte da camada inferior de uma sociedade
How do you pronounce "gentalha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gentalha" is /ʒẽ.ˈta.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gentalha" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list