guerrilha

/ɡɨ.ˈRi.ʎɐ/

//ɡɨ.ˈRi.ʎɐ// noun

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The verdict

“guerrilha” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,888
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequeno corpo irregular de guerreiros voluntários, que atacam em emboscada.

Corpus desk

Index PT-guerrilha · guerrilha · Portuguese

guerrilha · rank #11,888 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,888
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH frequentar

Nearest frequency peer: frequentar (-4 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “guerrilha”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “guerrilha” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guerrilha
PropertyValue
Headwordguerrilha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɨ.ˈRi.ʎɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,888
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “guerrilha”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).guerrilhacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “frequentar” (#11,884), “imortal” (#11,892), “fotografar” (#11,883). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “guerrilha” fica em #11,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around guerrilha (IPA /ɡɨ.ˈRi.ʎɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,888 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pequeno corpo irregular de guerreiros voluntários, que atacam em emboscada.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for guerrilha, with forms such as "geurrilha", "gguerrilha", and "guerilha". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is guerrilha, spelled G-U-E-R-R-I-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequeno corpo irregular de guerreiros voluntários, que atacam em emboscada.

This word in other languages

guerrilla(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • geurrilha
  • gguerrilha
  • guerilha
  • guerirlha
  • guerrihla
  • guerrilah
  • guerrilhha
  • guerrillha
  • guerrliha
  • gurerilha
  • ugerrilha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guerrilha - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

geurrilha2gguerrilha1guerilha1guerirlha2guerrihla2guerrilah2guerrilhha1guerrillha1
Edit distance from "guerrilha"

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 "guerrilha"?
"guerrilha" is spelled G-U-E-R-R-I-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɨ.ˈRi.ʎɐ/.
What does "guerrilha" mean?
As a noun, "guerrilha" means: pequeno corpo irregular de guerreiros voluntários, que atacam em emboscada.
What are common misspellings of "guerrilha"?
Common misspellings include "geurrilha", "gguerrilha", "guerilha", "guerirlha", "guerrihla". The correct spelling is "guerrilha".
How do you pronounce "guerrilha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guerrilha" is /ɡɨ.ˈRi.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guerrilha" come from?
"guerrilha" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "guerrilha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

caldeira11 variantsangústia11 variantssintonia11 variantsretórica11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list