marralhar
The verdict
“marralhar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - teimar, insistir
Corpus desk
Index PT-marralhar · marralhar · Portuguese
marralhar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marralhar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “marralhar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
marralhar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for marralhar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is marralhar, spelled M-A-R-R-A-L-H-A-R.
Definition
- 1teimar, insistir
- 2intentar convencer, persuadir
- 3pechinchar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how marralhar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Contrariado, punha-se a marralhar até conseguir que sua mãe desistisse e fizesse suas vontades.
A moça, de tanto marralhar preços, voltou da feira com a sacola cheia de frutas.
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.