mortalha

//muɾ.ˈta.ʎɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,502

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

mortalha is aPortuguesenoun. It means: retângulo de papel onde se enrola o tabaco ou cannabis picado para se fumar Pronounced /muɾ.ˈta.ʎɐ/. Often confused with muralha and mortal.

Key facts for mortalha
PropertyValue
Headwordmortalha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/muɾ.ˈta.ʎɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,502
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mortalha in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mortalha is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /muɾ.ˈta.ʎɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #47,502 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for mortalha, with forms such as "mmortalha", "moratlha", and "morrtalha". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "muralha", "mortal", "montanha", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is mortalha, spelled M-O-R-T-A-L-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    retângulo de papel onde se enrola o tabaco ou cannabis picado para se fumar
  2. 2
    cobertura ou lençol que envolve o cadáver que vai ser sepultado
  3. 3
    vestidura branca que certos penitentes usam para cumprir um voto
  4. 4
    fantasia usada nos blocos carnavalescos da Bahia, antes do advento do abadá, que servia como ingresso para o festejo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmortalha,moratlha,morrtalha,mortahla,mortalah,mortalhha,mortallha,mortlaha,morttalha,motralha,mrotalha,omrtalha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mortalha

Misspelling Variants of "mortalha"

mmortalha9moratlha8morrtalha9mortahla8mortalah8mortalhha9mortallha9mortlaha8
Misspelling Variants of "mortalha"

Frequency rank: #47,502 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mortalha"?
"mortalha" is spelled M-O-R-T-A-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /muɾ.ˈta.ʎɐ/.
What does "mortalha" mean?
As a noun, "mortalha" means: retângulo de papel onde se enrola o tabaco ou cannabis picado para se fumar
What words are commonly confused with "mortalha"?
"mortalha" is commonly confused with "muralha", "mortal", "montanha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mortalha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mortalha" is /muɾ.ˈta.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mortalha" come from?
"mortalha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.