jugular

/ʒu.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/

//ʒu.ɡu.ˈlaɾ// adj

The verdict

“jugular” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,840 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,840
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo à garganta

Corpus desk

Index PT-jugular · jugular · Portuguese

jugular · rank #52,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,840
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH Judeia

Nearest frequency peer: Judeia (-2 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 “jugular”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jugular
PropertyValue
Headwordjugular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ʒu.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,840
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “jugular” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).jugularcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Judeia” (#52,838), “irredutível” (#52,830), “intellectual” (#52,820). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jugular” fica em #52,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jugular is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,840 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʒu.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativo à garganta".

Zero misspellings are on record for jugular in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 jugular, spelled J-U-G-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo à garganta

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); 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 "jugular"?
"jugular" is spelled J-U-G-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒu.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "jugular" mean?
As an adjective, "jugular" means: relativo à garganta
How do you pronounce "jugular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jugular" is /ʒu.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jugular" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jugular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list