inglês antigo

/iŋ.ˈgles ãⁿ.ˈʧi.gu/

//iŋ.ˈgles ãⁿ.ˈʧi.gu// phrase

The verdict

“inglês antigo” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - a língua inglesa como era falada de meados do século V a meados do século XII em partes do que são hoje a Inglaterra e o sul da Escócia

Key facts for inglês antigo
PropertyValue
Headwordinglês antigo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
IPA/iŋ.ˈgles ãⁿ.ˈʧi.gu/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inglês antigo” sits in Portuguese frequency

inglês antigo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for inglês antigo is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iŋ.ˈgles ãⁿ.ˈʧi.gu/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "a língua inglesa como era falada de meados do século V a meados do século XII em partes do que são hoje a Inglaterra e o sul da Escócia".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for inglês antigo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is inglês antigo, spelled I-N-G-L-Ê-S- -A-N-T-I-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    a língua inglesa como era falada de meados do século V a meados do século XII em partes do que são hoje a Inglaterra e o sul da Escócia

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inglês antigo"?
"inglês antigo" is spelled I-N-G-L-Ê-S- -A-N-T-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iŋ.ˈgles ãⁿ.ˈʧi.gu/.
What does "inglês antigo" mean?
As a phrase, "inglês antigo" means: a língua inglesa como era falada de meados do século V a meados do século XII em partes do que são hoje a Inglaterra e o sul da Escócia
How do you pronounce "inglês antigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inglês antigo" is /iŋ.ˈgles ãⁿ.ˈʧi.gu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inglês antigo" come from?
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Using “inglês antigo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-G-L-Ê-S- -A-N-T-I-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /iŋ.ˈgles ãⁿ.ˈʧi.gu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list