navalha
/na.ˈva.ʎə/
The verdict
“navalha” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #24,734 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,734
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - faca com cabo que também serve para guardar a lâmina
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | navalha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /na.ˈva.ʎə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #24,734 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “navalha” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for navalha is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /na.ˈva.ʎə/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,734 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 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
- 1faca com cabo que também serve para guardar a lâmina
- 2língua maldizente
- 3frio muito intenso
- 4motorista incompetente (nota: masculino nesta acepção)
This word in other languages
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.
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 “navalha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-A-V-A-L-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /na.ˈva.ʎə/ (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.