guerra civil
[ˈgjɛ.xa si.ˈviu̯], Plural: [ˈgjɛ.xas si.ˈviːs]
The verdict
“guerra civil” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - guerra entre os membros de um mesmo país ou entidade política
Corpus desk
Index PT-guerra-civil · guerra civil · Portuguese
guerra civil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guerra civil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈgjɛ.xa si.ˈviu̯], Plural: [ˈgjɛ.xas si.ˈviːs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “guerra civil” em português
Rare enough to double-check
guerra civil is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈgjɛ.xa si.ˈviu̯], Plural: [ˈgjɛ.xas si.ˈviːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "guerra entre os membros de um mesmo país ou entidade política".
guerra civil doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is guerra civil, spelled G-U-E-R-R-A- -C-I-V-I-L.
Definition
- 1guerra entre os membros de um mesmo país ou entidade política
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.