howl

/haʊl/

//haʊl// noun

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The verdict

“howl” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,244 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,244
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-howl · howl · Portuguese

howl · rank #64,244 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,244
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hierarquicame…

Nearest frequency peer: hierarquicamente (-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 “howl”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for howl
PropertyValue
Headwordhowl
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/haʊl/
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “howl” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “hierarquicamente” (#64,239), “infundado” (#64,252), “harmónica” (#64,232). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “howl” fica em #64,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

howl is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,244 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /haʊl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "uivo".

No generated misspelling entries exist for howl in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is howl, spelled H-O-W-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    uivo

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 "howl"?
"howl" is spelled H-O-W-L. The IPA pronunciation is /haʊl/.
What does "howl" mean?
As a noun, "howl" means: uivo
How do you pronounce "howl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "howl" is /haʊl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "howl" come from?
"howl" 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 "howl", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

içar#64,271fuzz#64,198figa#64,176quid#64,441

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list