guilhotina

/ɡi.ʎu.ˈti.nɐ/

//ɡi.ʎu.ˈti.nɐ// noun

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The verdict

“guilhotina” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,209
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento de lâmina cortante usado para decapitar os condenados à morte

Corpus desk

Index PT-guilhotina · guilhotina · Portuguese

guilhotina · rank #32,209 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,209
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH grafia

Nearest frequency peer: grafia (-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 “guilhotina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “guilhotina” 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 guilhotina
PropertyValue
Headwordguilhotina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡi.ʎu.ˈti.nɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#32,209
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “guilhotina”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “grafia” (#32,205), “Hunger” (#32,213), “fundamentação” (#32,199). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “guilhotina” fica em #32,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around guilhotina (IPA /ɡi.ʎu.ˈti.nɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,209 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for guilhotina, with forms such as "gguilhotina", "giulhotina", and "guihlotina". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is guilhotina, spelled G-U-I-L-H-O-T-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento de lâmina cortante usado para decapitar os condenados à morte
  2. 2
    qualquer instrumento de corte em que a lâmina é uma peça móvel que desliza sobre calhas ao encontro do objeto a cortar
  3. 3
    máquina de cortar ou aparar papel ou livros
  4. 4
    tipo de janela de duas peças que abrem e fecham deslizando verticalmente uma sobre a outra; janela de guilhotina

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how guilhotina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Como janelas de guilhotina sem descansos, as pálpebras caíam desamparadas. Num arrepio tímido, o resto do corpo acompanhava aquêle desertar, e pedia em tôdas as posições uma enxerga.

This word in other languages

guillotine(English)guillotine(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguilhotina
  • giulhotina
  • guihlotina
  • guilhhotina
  • guilhoitna
  • guilhotian
  • guilhotinna
  • guilhotnia
  • guilhottina
  • guilhtoina
  • guillhotina
  • guilohtina
  • gulihotina
  • ugilhotina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guilhotina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gguilhotina1giulhotina2guihlotina2guilhhotina1guilhoitna2guilhotian2guilhotinna1guilhotnia2
Edit distance from "guilhotina"

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 "guilhotina"?
"guilhotina" is spelled G-U-I-L-H-O-T-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡi.ʎu.ˈti.nɐ/.
What does "guilhotina" mean?
As a noun, "guilhotina" means: instrumento de lâmina cortante usado para decapitar os condenados à morte
What are common misspellings of "guilhotina"?
Common misspellings include "gguilhotina", "giulhotina", "guihlotina", "guilhhotina", "guilhoitna". The correct spelling is "guilhotina".
How do you pronounce "guilhotina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guilhotina" is /ɡi.ʎu.ˈti.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guilhotina" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

freestyle14 variantssublinhar14 variantsalquimista14 variantsrecorrência14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list