gli

/ʎi/

//ʎi// article

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The verdict

“gli” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,777 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as an article. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,777
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,241
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - os, artigo definido masculino plural:

Key facts for gli
PropertyValue
Headwordgli
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechArticle
IPA/ʎi/
Letters3
Frequency rank#74,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gli” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gli lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gli is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,777 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anarticle, transcribed /ʎi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "os, artigo definido masculino plural:".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gli, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is gli, spelled G-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    os, artigo definido masculino plural:

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 "gli"?
"gli" is spelled G-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ʎi/.
What does "gli" mean?
As an article, "gli" means: os, artigo definido masculino plural:
How do you pronounce "gli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gli" is /ʎi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gli" come from?
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Using “gli”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʎi/ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list