migalha
/mi.ˈɡa.ʎɐ/
The verdict
“migalha” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #51,199 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,199
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequenos fragmentos de alimento
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | migalha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mi.ˈɡa.ʎɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,199 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “migalha” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for migalha is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mi.ˈɡa.ʎɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #51,199 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "pequenos fragmentos de alimento".
Zero misspellings are on record for migalha in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is migalha, spelled M-I-G-A-L-H-A.
Definition
- 1pequenos fragmentos de alimento
This word in other languages
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 “migalha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-I-G-A-L-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mi.ˈɡa.ʎɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.