jet lag
/jɛtˈlɛɡ/
The verdict
“jet lag” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - perturbação do ritmo biológico devido à mudança de fuso horário ocorrida em viagens longas de avião que se traduz em uma série de sintomas físicos e psíquicos, principalmente do sono
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jet lag |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /jɛtˈlɛɡ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jet lag” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jet lag is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /jɛtˈlɛɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "perturbação do ritmo biológico devido à mudança de fuso horário ocorrida em viagens longas de avião que se traduz em uma série de sintomas físicos e psíquicos, principalmente do sono".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jet lag, 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.
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 jet lag, spelled J-E-T- -L-A-G.
Definition
- 1perturbação do ritmo biológico devido à mudança de fuso horário ocorrida em viagens longas de avião que se traduz em uma série de sintomas físicos e psíquicos, principalmente do sono
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.
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Using “jet lag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-E-T- -L-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /jɛtˈlɛɡ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.