grelhar
/ɡɾɨ.ˈʎaɾ/
The verdict
“grelhar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,393 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,393
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,241
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - assar ou torrar sobre a grelha
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grelhar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɡɾɨ.ˈʎaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #60,393 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grelhar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
grelhar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,393 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɡɾɨ.ˈʎaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "assar ou torrar sobre a grelha".
No misspelling variants are generated for grelhar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is grelhar, spelled G-R-E-L-H-A-R.
Definition
- 1assar ou torrar sobre a grelha
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 “grelhar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-R-E-L-H-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡɾɨ.ˈʎaɾ/ (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.