glicínia

/ɡli.ˈsi.njɐ/

//ɡli.ˈsi.njɐ// noun

The verdict

“glicínia” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nome vulgar da Wisteria sps

Corpus desk

Index PT-glicinia · glicínia · Portuguese

glicínia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for glicínia
PropertyValue
Headwordglicínia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡli.ˈsi.njɐ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “glicínia” em português

glicínianão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

glicínia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡli.ˈsi.njɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

glicínia has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is glicínia, spelled G-L-I-C-Í-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome vulgar da Wisteria sps
  2. 2
    gênero de leguminosa, de que há uma espécie ornamental, notável pela beleza dos seus cachos de flores

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glicínia"?
"glicínia" is spelled G-L-I-C-Í-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡli.ˈsi.njɐ/.
What does "glicínia" mean?
As a noun, "glicínia" means: nome vulgar da Wisteria sps
How do you pronounce "glicínia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glicínia" is /ɡli.ˈsi.njɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glicínia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list