gorgulho
/goɾˈgu.ʎʊ/, /gʊɾˈgu.ʎʊ/
The verdict
“gorgulho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #91,045 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,045
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,241
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - espécie de besouro da família dos curculionídeos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gorgulho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /goɾˈgu.ʎʊ/, /gʊɾˈgu.ʎʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #91,045 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gorgulho” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gorgulho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #91,045 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /goɾˈgu.ʎʊ/, /gʊɾˈgu.ʎʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gorgulho, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is gorgulho, spelled G-O-R-G-U-L-H-O.
Definition
- 1espécie de besouro da família dos curculionídeos
- 2inseto ou larva perfuradora de cereais, frutas
- 3depósito sedimentoso que contém diamantes e outros minerais
- 4fragmentos de rocha onde pode se encontrar ouro
- 5pedras miúdas encontradas em leitos de rios
- 6baixio ou quantidade considerável de pedras que obstruem a foz de um rio
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.
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Using “gorgulho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-O-R-G-U-L-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /goɾˈgu.ʎʊ/, /gʊɾˈgu.ʎʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.