glacial
/ɡlɐ.ˈsjaɫ/
The verdict
“glacial” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #36,475 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #36,475
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gelado
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glacial |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɡlɐ.ˈsjaɫ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #36,475 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “glacial” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for glacial is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɡlɐ.ˈsjaɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #36,475 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for glacial, with forms such as "galcial", "gglacial", and "glacail". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 glacial, spelled G-L-A-C-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1gelado
- 2relativo a gelo
- 3muito frio
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: galcial,gglacial,glacail,glaccial,glaciall,glacila,glaical,glcaial,gllacial,lgacial
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glacial - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “glacial”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-L-A-C-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡlɐ.ˈsjaɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.