pelágico
/peˈla.ʒi.ku/ (X-SAMPA: /pe."la.Zi.ku/)
The verdict
“pelágico” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que diz respeito a pélago, ao alto mar
Corpus desk
Index PT-pelagico · pelágico · Portuguese
pelágico · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pelágico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /peˈla.ʒi.ku/ (X-SAMPA: /pe."la.Zi.ku/) |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pelágico” em português
Rare enough to double-check
pelágico is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /peˈla.ʒi.ku/ (X-SAMPA: /pe."la.Zi.ku/). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
pelágico doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is pelágico, spelled P-E-L-Á-G-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1que diz respeito a pélago, ao alto mar
- 2que diz respeito a pélago, ao alto mar
- 3que diz respeito a pélago, ao alto mar
- 4relativo ao mar, ao oceano
- 5relativo aos seres que habitam as regiões de alto mar
- 6relativo aos fenômenos meteorológicos que ocorrem em alto mar
- 7referente às aves que levam sua vida sobre o mar alto, vindo à terra apenas para a reprodução
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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.