phalange
Portuguese, noun
phalange is spelled P-H-A-L-A-N-G-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Portuguese, the 197,229th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Phalange is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of falange” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does phalange mean in English?
noun
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femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of falange
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of phalange
- phalanges plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is phalange in Portuguese?
phalange appears about once in every 49 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).