pelinha
Portuguese, noun/pɛˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
pelinha is spelled P-E-L-I-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese, the 164,273rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hangnail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of pele.
What does pelinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of pele
- 2
Brazilfemininehangnail
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of pelinha
- pelinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pelinha?
- Brazil /pɛˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [pɛˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /pɛˈli.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pelinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pelinha in Portuguese?
pelinha appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).