gramofone

/ɡɾɐ.mɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/

//ɡɾɐ.mɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ// noun

The verdict

“gramofone” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,302 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,302
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,241
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aparelho reprodutor de música, dotado de uma campana coniforme, que amplia o som produzido por uma agulha que em contato com um disco em rotação o produz

Key facts for gramofone
PropertyValue
Headwordgramofone
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɾɐ.mɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gramofone” 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). gramofone 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

gramofone is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,302 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡɾɐ.mɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aparelho reprodutor de música, dotado de uma campana coniforme, que amplia o som produzido por uma agulha que em contato com um disco em rotação o produz".

Zero misspellings are on record for gramofone in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 gramofone, spelled G-R-A-M-O-F-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aparelho reprodutor de música, dotado de uma campana coniforme, que amplia o som produzido por uma agulha que em contato com um disco em rotação o produz

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 "gramofone"?
"gramofone" is spelled G-R-A-M-O-F-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɾɐ.mɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/.
What does "gramofone" mean?
As a noun, "gramofone" means: aparelho reprodutor de música, dotado de uma campana coniforme, que amplia o som produzido por uma agulha que em contato com um disco em rotação o produz
How do you pronounce "gramofone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gramofone" is /ɡɾɐ.mɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gramofone" come from?
"gramofone" 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 “gramofone”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-R-A-M-O-F-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɡɾɐ.mɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/ (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