jogo de azar
The verdict
“jogo de azar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aquele em que o ganho ou a perda estão na dependência exclusiva da sorte (como a roleta), ou, pelo menos, dela dependem mais do que do cálculo ou da habilidade do jogador (como os jogos carteados e...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jogo de azar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jogo de azar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jogo de azar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aquele em que o ganho ou a perda estão na dependência exclusiva da sorte (como a roleta), ou, pelo menos, dela dependem mais do que do cálculo ou da habilidade do jogador (como os jogos carteados e...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for jogo de azar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is jogo de azar, spelled J-O-G-O- -D-E- -A-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1aquele em que o ganho ou a perda estão na dependência exclusiva da sorte (como a roleta), ou, pelo menos, dela dependem mais do que do cálculo ou da habilidade do jogador (como os jogos carteados em geral)
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 “jogo de azar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-O-G-O- -D-E- -A-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.