porcalhão

/poɾ.ka.'ʎaŋ/ e /poɾ.ka.'ʎoŋ/

//poɾ.ka.'ʎaŋ/ e /poɾ.ka.'ʎoŋ// adj

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The verdict

“porcalhão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - sujo, pouco asseado

Corpus desk

Index PT-porcalhao · porcalhão · Portuguese

porcalhão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 porcalhão
PropertyValue
Headwordporcalhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/poɾ.ka.'ʎaŋ/ e /poɾ.ka.'ʎoŋ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “porcalhão” em português

porcalhãofica 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

porcalhão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /poɾ.ka.'ʎaŋ/ e /poɾ.ka.'ʎoŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for porcalhão in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is porcalhão, spelled P-O-R-C-A-L-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sujo, pouco asseado
  2. 2
    que fala obscenidades, grosseiro

Synonyms

porcalheiro

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 "porcalhão"?
"porcalhão" is spelled P-O-R-C-A-L-H-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /poɾ.ka.'ʎaŋ/ e /poɾ.ka.'ʎoŋ/.
What does "porcalhão" mean?
As an adjective, "porcalhão" means: sujo, pouco asseado
How do you pronounce "porcalhão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porcalhão" is /poɾ.ka.'ʎaŋ/ e /poɾ.ka.'ʎoŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porcalhão" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list