navalha

/na.ˈva.ʎə/

//na.ˈva.ʎə// noun

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The verdict

“navalha” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,734
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - faca com cabo que também serve para guardar a lâmina

Corpus desk

Index PT-navalha · navalha · Portuguese

navalha · rank #24,734 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,734
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH nexo

Nearest frequency peer: nexo (+2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “navalha”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “navalha” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for navalha
PropertyValue
Headwordnavalha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/na.ˈva.ʎə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,734
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “navalha”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).navalhacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “nexo” (#24,736), “notação” (#24,737), “oitocentos” (#24,741). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “navalha” fica em #24,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around navalha (IPA /na.ˈva.ʎə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,734 among 360 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for navalha, with forms such as "anvalha", "naavlha", and "navahla". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is navalha, spelled N-A-V-A-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    faca com cabo que também serve para guardar a lâmina
  2. 2
    língua maldizente
  3. 3
    frio muito intenso
  4. 4
    motorista incompetente (nota: masculino nesta acepção)

This word in other languages

razor(English)navaja(Español)rasoir(Français)Rasiermesser(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anvalha
  • naavlha
  • navahla
  • navalah
  • navalhha
  • navallha
  • navlaha
  • navvalha
  • nnavalha
  • nvaalha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of navalha - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anvalha2naavlha2navahla2navalah2navalhha1navallha1navlaha2navvalha1
Edit distance from "navalha"

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 "navalha"?
"navalha" is spelled N-A-V-A-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /na.ˈva.ʎə/.
What does "navalha" mean?
As a noun, "navalha" means: faca com cabo que também serve para guardar a lâmina
What are common misspellings of "navalha"?
Common misspellings include "anvalha", "naavlha", "navahla", "navalah", "navalhha". The correct spelling is "navalha".
How do you pronounce "navalha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "navalha" is /na.ˈva.ʎə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "navalha" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

notação#24,737mediano#24,717revogar#24,775robusto#24,777

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Theater10 variantscordial10 variantschacina10 variantsalecrim10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list