pentelho

noun

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The verdict

“pentelho” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #60,553 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,553
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pelo pubiano

Key facts for pentelho
PropertyValue
Headwordpentelho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,553
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pentelho” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pentelho lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pentelho is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #60,553 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

pentelho has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is pentelho, spelled P-E-N-T-E-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pelo pubiano
  2. 2
    indivíduo chato, maçante

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pentelho"?
"pentelho" is spelled P-E-N-T-E-L-H-O.
What does "pentelho" mean?
As a noun, "pentelho" means: pelo pubiano
What language does "pentelho" come from?
"pentelho" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pentelho”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-N-T-E-L-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list