marralhar

verb

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.

Key facts for marralhar
PropertyValue
Headwordmarralhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “marralhar” em português

marralharfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    teimar, insistir
  2. 2
    intentar convencer, persuadir
  3. 3
    pechinchar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how marralhar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Contrariado, punha-se a marralhar até conseguir que sua mãe desistisse e fizesse suas vontades.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marralhar"?
"marralhar" is spelled M-A-R-R-A-L-H-A-R.
What does "marralhar" mean?
As a verb, "marralhar" means: teimar, insistir
What language does "marralhar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list