metralhar

/mɨ.tɾɐ.ˈʎaɾ/

//mɨ.tɾɐ.ˈʎaɾ// verb

The verdict

“metralhar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,952 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,952
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - atirar metralha

Corpus desk

Index PT-metralhar · metralhar · Portuguese

metralhar · rank #97,952 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,952
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH medianamente

Nearest frequency peer: medianamente (-7 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 “metralhar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for metralhar
PropertyValue
Headwordmetralhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mɨ.tɾɐ.ˈʎaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,952
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “metralhar” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “medianamente” (#97,945), “Múrcia” (#97,973), “marmeleiro” (#97,930). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “metralhar” fica em #97,952. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

metralhar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,952 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /mɨ.tɾɐ.ˈʎaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for metralhar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is metralhar, spelled M-E-T-R-A-L-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    atirar metralha
  2. 2
    disparar metralha
  3. 3
    atirar grande quantidade de projéteis sobre
  4. 4
    o matraquear continuado de qualquer coisa

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 "metralhar"?
"metralhar" is spelled M-E-T-R-A-L-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.tɾɐ.ˈʎaɾ/.
What does "metralhar" mean?
As a verb, "metralhar" means: atirar metralha
How do you pronounce "metralhar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "metralhar" is /mɨ.tɾɐ.ˈʎaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "metralhar" come from?
"metralhar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list