polo aquático

phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - desporto coletivo praticado dentro de uma piscina, semelhante no princípio básico ao handebol; as duas equipes devem tentar jogar a bola dentro da baliza adversária, defendido pelo guarda-redes

Key facts for polo aquático
PropertyValue
Headwordpolo aquático
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “polo aquático” sits in Portuguese frequency

polo aquático falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

polo aquático is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "desporto coletivo praticado dentro de uma piscina, semelhante no princípio básico ao handebol; as duas equipes devem tentar jogar a bola dentro da baliza adversária, defendido pelo guarda-redes".

Zero misspellings are on record for polo aquático in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is polo aquático, spelled P-O-L-O- -A-Q-U-Á-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    desporto coletivo praticado dentro de uma piscina, semelhante no princípio básico ao handebol; as duas equipes devem tentar jogar a bola dentro da baliza adversária, defendido pelo guarda-redes

This word in other languages

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 "polo aquático"?
"polo aquático" is spelled P-O-L-O- -A-Q-U-Á-T-I-C-O.
What does "polo aquático" mean?
As a phrase, "polo aquático" means: desporto coletivo praticado dentro de uma piscina, semelhante no princípio básico ao handebol; as duas equipes devem tentar jogar a bola dentro da baliza adversária, defendido pelo guarda-redes
What language does "polo aquático" come from?
"polo aquático" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “polo aquático”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-L-O- -A-Q-U-Á-T-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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