neuronal
The verdict
“neuronal” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #63,710 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #63,710
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo aos neurônios
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neuronal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #63,710 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neuronal” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for neuronal is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #63,710 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "relativo aos neurônios".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for neuronal, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is neuronal, spelled N-E-U-R-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1relativo aos neurônios
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 “neuronal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-E-U-R-O-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.