javali

//ʒava'li// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,698

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

javali is aPortuguesenoun. It means: porco selvagem (Sus scrofa) do Velho Mundo, ancestral dos porcos domésticos Pronounced /ʒava'li/. Often confused with java.

Key facts for javali
PropertyValue
Headwordjavali
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒava'li/
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,698
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of javali in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for javali is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʒava'li/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,698 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for javali, with forms such as "ajvali", "jaavli", and "javail". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "java", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is javali, spelled J-A-V-A-L-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    porco selvagem (Sus scrofa) do Velho Mundo, ancestral dos porcos domésticos
  2. 2
    prato preparado com a carne desse animal

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajvali,jaavli,javail,javalli,javlai,javvali,jjavali,jvaali

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for javali

Misspelling Variants of "javali"

ajvali6jaavli6javail6javalli7javlai6javvali7jjavali7jvaali6
Misspelling Variants of "javali"

Frequency rank: #22,698 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "javali"?
"javali" is spelled J-A-V-A-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒava'li/.
What does "javali" mean?
As a noun, "javali" means: porco selvagem (Sus scrofa) do Velho Mundo, ancestral dos porcos domésticos
What words are commonly confused with "javali"?
"javali" is commonly confused with "java". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "javali"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "javali" is /ʒava'li/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "javali" come from?
"javali" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter J in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.