glote

/ˈɡlɔ.tɨ/

//ˈɡlɔ.tɨ// noun

The verdict

“glote” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,868 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,868
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,241
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - abertura triangular na parte mais estreita da laringe, circunscrita pelas duas pregas vocais inferiores, com cerca de 16 mm de comprimento e abertura máxima de cerca de 12 mm

Key facts for glote
PropertyValue
Headwordglote
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡlɔ.tɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glote” 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). glote lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

glote is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,868 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡlɔ.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for glote, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is glote, spelled G-L-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    abertura triangular na parte mais estreita da laringe, circunscrita pelas duas pregas vocais inferiores, com cerca de 16 mm de comprimento e abertura máxima de cerca de 12 mm
  2. 2
    espaço compreendido entre as pregas vocais e que, durante a respiração (e a articulação das consoantes surdas e das aspiradas), tem forma triangular, fechando-se na produção das vogais, das consoantes sonoras e dos glides, quando o fluxo de ar, ao passar através das pregas vocais levemente relaxadas, ocasiona a sua vibração, a que se dá o nome de voz ou sonoridade

Synonyms

glotagoto

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 "glote"?
"glote" is spelled G-L-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡlɔ.tɨ/.
What does "glote" mean?
As a noun, "glote" means: abertura triangular na parte mais estreita da laringe, circunscrita pelas duas pregas vocais inferiores, com cerca de 16 mm de comprimento e abertura máxima de cerca de 12 mm
How do you pronounce "glote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glote" is /ˈɡlɔ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glote" come from?
"glote" 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 “glote”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-L-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɡlɔ.tɨ/ (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