gul
/ˈg̊uːˀl/
The verdict
“gul” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,113 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,113
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 521
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amarelo, de cor amarela:
Corpus desk
Index PT-gul · gul · Portuguese
gul · rank #51,113 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,113
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 521
- PHOTO-FINISH goiabada
Nearest frequency peer: goiabada (-7 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “gul”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- goiabada
goiabada
48,895 corpus weight
- gul
gul
48,888 corpus weight
- hemodiálise
hemodiálise
48,881 corpus weight
- hipnótico
hipnótico
48,878 corpus weight
- hipocampo
hipocampo
48,877 corpus weight
- impunemente
impunemente
48,868 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “gul” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gul |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈg̊uːˀl/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #51,113 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “gul” em português
Rare enough to double-check
gul is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,113 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈg̊uːˀl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "amarelo, de cor amarela:".
gul doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is gul, spelled G-U-L.
Definition
- 1amarelo, de cor amarela:
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hendes tænder er gule.
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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