harmónica

/ɐɾ.ˈmɔ.ni.kɐ/

//ɐɾ.ˈmɔ.ni.kɐ// noun

The verdict

“harmónica” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,232 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,232
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento musical de lâminas percutidas

Corpus desk

Index PT-harmonica · harmónica · Portuguese

harmónica · rank #64,232 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,232
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hierarquicame…

Nearest frequency peer: hierarquicamente (+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 “harmónica”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for harmónica
PropertyValue
Headwordharmónica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐɾ.ˈmɔ.ni.kɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,232
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “harmónica” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “hierarquicamente” (#64,239), “Grenada” (#64,223), “howl” (#64,244). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “harmónica” fica em #64,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

harmónica is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,232 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐɾ.ˈmɔ.ni.kɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "instrumento musical de lâminas percutidas".

No misspelling variants are generated for harmónica in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is harmónica, spelled H-A-R-M-Ó-N-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento musical de lâminas percutidas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os dois pares de nalgas das moçoilas mexiam e remexiam num desaforo. A matulagem em roda, contagiada pela febre, agitava-se ao ritmo da dança. O " Grandão " marcava a cadência, de harmónica nos beiços, secundado pelas palmadas do " Corpo-Sem-Alma ", da Teresa, de toda a matula. No auge do frenesi, a vozinha do Necas gemeu esta estrofe: Mãe! Compra-me uns…

Synonyms

gaita-de-beiços

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 "harmónica"?
"harmónica" is spelled H-A-R-M-Ó-N-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɾ.ˈmɔ.ni.kɐ/.
What does "harmónica" mean?
As a noun, "harmónica" means: instrumento musical de lâminas percutidas
How do you pronounce "harmónica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harmónica" is /ɐɾ.ˈmɔ.ni.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list