glicerina

/ɡli.sɨ.ˈɾi.nɐ/

//ɡli.sɨ.ˈɾi.nɐ// noun

The verdict

“glicerina” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,145 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,145
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,241
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - substância (C₃H₈O₃) obtida como subproduto da fabricação de sabão e ácidos graxos

Key facts for glicerina
PropertyValue
Headwordglicerina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡli.sɨ.ˈɾi.nɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glicerina” 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). glicerina lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

glicerina is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,145 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡli.sɨ.ˈɾi.nɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "substância (C₃H₈O₃) obtida como subproduto da fabricação de sabão e ácidos graxos".

glicerina doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is glicerina, spelled G-L-I-C-E-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    substância (C₃H₈O₃) obtida como subproduto da fabricação de sabão e ácidos graxos

Synonyms

glicerol

This word in other languages

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 "glicerina"?
"glicerina" is spelled G-L-I-C-E-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡli.sɨ.ˈɾi.nɐ/.
What does "glicerina" mean?
As a noun, "glicerina" means: substância (C₃H₈O₃) obtida como subproduto da fabricação de sabão e ácidos graxos
How do you pronounce "glicerina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glicerina" is /ɡli.sɨ.ˈɾi.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glicerina" come from?
"glicerina" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “glicerina”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-L-I-C-E-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɡli.sɨ.ˈɾi.nɐ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list