magricela
/mɐ.ɡɾi.ˈsɛ.lɐ/
The verdict
“magricela” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,899 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,899
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que é excessivamente magro e, em geral, também pálido; magrela, magrelo, magricelo, magriço
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | magricela |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /mɐ.ɡɾi.ˈsɛ.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,899 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “magricela” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
magricela is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,899 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /mɐ.ɡɾi.ˈsɛ.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que é excessivamente magro e, em geral, também pálido; magrela, magrelo, magricelo, magriço".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for magricela, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 magricela, spelled M-A-G-R-I-C-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1que é excessivamente magro e, em geral, também pálido; magrela, magrelo, magricelo, magriço
Synonyms
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.
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Using “magricela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-G-R-I-C-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɐ.ɡɾi.ˈsɛ.lɐ/ (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.