geral
/ʒɨ.ˈɾaɫ/
The verdict
“geral” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #321 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #321
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - comum, genérico
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | geral |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʒɨ.ˈɾaɫ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #321 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “geral” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for geral is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʒɨ.ˈɾaɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #321 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for geral, with forms such as "egral", "gearl", and "gerall". 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. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "grau", "girl", "gira", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is geral, spelled G-E-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1comum, genérico
- 2não específico
- 3amplo, universal
- 4principal
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egral,gearl,gerall,gerla,gerral,ggeral,greal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geral - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “geral”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-E-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʒɨ.ˈɾaɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “grau” - see the side-by-side comparison. geral vs grau
- 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.