glotal
Portuguese, noun/ɡloˈtaw/
glotal is spelled G-L-O-T-A-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 98 million words in written Portuguese, the 266,412th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Glotal is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “glottal (a consonant articulated on the glottis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does glotal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineglottal (relating to the glottis)
- 2
femininemasculineglottal (articulated on the glottis)
noun
- 1
feminineglottal (a consonant articulated on the glottis)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of glotal
- glotais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce glotal?
- Brazil /ɡloˈtaw/
- Brazil [ɡloˈtaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ɡluˈtal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to glotal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is glotal in Portuguese?
glotal appears about once in every 98 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).