peso-galo

noun

The verdict

“peso-galo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - categoria do boxe de até 53,525kg

Corpus desk

Index PT-peso-galo · peso-galo · Portuguese

peso-galo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for peso-galo
PropertyValue
Headwordpeso-galo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “peso-galo” em português

peso-galofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peso-galo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for peso-galo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is peso-galo, spelled P-E-S-O---G-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    categoria do boxe de até 53,525kg
  2. 2
    lutador desta categoria

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how peso-galo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nota: nessa acepção, sempre empregado no masculino.
  2. Entra na arena o peso-galo.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peso-galo"?
"peso-galo" is spelled P-E-S-O---G-A-L-O.
What does "peso-galo" mean?
As a noun, "peso-galo" means: categoria do boxe de até 53,525kg
What language does "peso-galo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list