maltrapilho
/maw.tɾaˈpi.ʎu/ [maʊ̯.tɾaˈpi.ʎu]
The verdict
“maltrapilho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,089 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,089
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diz-se do indivíduo mal vestido, com roupas aos farrapos ou em desalinho
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maltrapilho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /maw.tɾaˈpi.ʎu/ [maʊ̯.tɾaˈpi.ʎu] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #92,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maltrapilho” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
maltrapilho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,089 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /maw.tɾaˈpi.ʎu/ [maʊ̯.tɾaˈpi.ʎu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se do indivíduo mal vestido, com roupas aos farrapos ou em desalinho".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maltrapilho, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 maltrapilho, spelled M-A-L-T-R-A-P-I-L-H-O.
Definition
- 1diz-se do indivíduo mal vestido, com roupas aos farrapos ou em desalinho
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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 “maltrapilho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-L-T-R-A-P-I-L-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /maw.tɾaˈpi.ʎu/ [maʊ̯.tɾaˈpi.ʎu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.