gull

/ˈgʊdl/

//ˈgʊdl// noun

The verdict

“gull” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,374 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,374
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ouro

Corpus desk

Index PT-gull · gull · Portuguese

gull · rank #87,374 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,374
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH haikai

Nearest frequency peer: haikai (+5 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 “gull”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “gull” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gull
PropertyValue
Headwordgull
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈgʊdl/
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “gull” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.gullcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “haikai” (#87,379), “gnose” (#87,368), “Haut” (#87,380). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gull” fica em #87,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gull is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,374 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈgʊdl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gull, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 gull, spelled G-U-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ouro
  2. 2
    riquezas, dinheiro
  3. 3
    medalha de ouro, primeiro lugar:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. olympiskt gull

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 "gull"?
"gull" is spelled G-U-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈgʊdl/.
What does "gull" mean?
As a noun, "gull" means: ouro
How do you pronounce "gull"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gull" is /ˈgʊdl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gull" come from?
"gull" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list