nalguma
/nawˈɡũ.mɐ/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐ]
The verdict
“nalguma” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,188 among 881 “N” headwords), classed as a contraction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,188
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 881
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido alguma
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nalguma |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /nawˈɡũ.mɐ/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #71,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nalguma” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nalguma is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,188 among 881 “N” headwords, classed as acontraction, transcribed /nawˈɡũ.mɐ/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido alguma".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nalguma, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is nalguma, spelled N-A-L-G-U-M-A.
Definition
- 1contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido alguma
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 “nalguma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-A-L-G-U-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /nawˈɡũ.mɐ/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.