porcalhão

/poɾ.ka.'ʎaŋ/ e /poɾ.ka.'ʎoŋ/

//poɾ.ka.'ʎaŋ/ e /poɾ.ka.'ʎoŋ// adj

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The verdict

“porcalhão” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sujo, pouco asseado

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)

Where “porcalhão” sits in Portuguese frequency

porcalhão 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for porcalhão is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /poɾ.ka.'ʎaŋ/ e /poɾ.ka.'ʎoŋ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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?
"porcalhão" 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 “porcalhão”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-R-C-A-L-H-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /poɾ.ka.'ʎaŋ/ e /poɾ.ka.'ʎoŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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