hieróglifo
/jɛ.ˈɾɔ.ɡli.fu/
The verdict
“hieróglifo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - designação de cada um dos caracteres da escrita dos antigos egípcios
Corpus desk
Index PT-hieroglifo · hieróglifo · Portuguese
hieróglifo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hieróglifo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /jɛ.ˈɾɔ.ɡli.fu/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “hieróglifo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
hieróglifo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /jɛ.ˈɾɔ.ɡli.fu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for hieróglifo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is hieróglifo, spelled H-I-E-R-Ó-G-L-I-F-O.
Definition
- 1designação de cada um dos caracteres da escrita dos antigos egípcios
- 2coisa incompreensível e enigmática
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.