palatal
/pa.laˈtaw/
The verdict
“palatal” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que diz respeito ao palato
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palatal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pa.laˈtaw/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “palatal” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for palatal is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pa.laˈtaw/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
palatal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is palatal, spelled P-A-L-A-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1que diz respeito ao palato
- 2diz-se do dente superior, no lado voltado para o palato
- 3diz-se do fonema articulado na região do palato duro
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “palatal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-L-A-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pa.laˈtaw/ (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.