pulgão
/puɫ.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“pulgão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inseto diminuto que se alimenta da seiva de plantas pertencente aos afídios
Corpus desk
Index PT-pulgao · pulgão · Portuguese
pulgão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pulgão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /puɫ.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pulgão” em português
Rare enough to double-check
pulgão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /puɫ.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "inseto diminuto que se alimenta da seiva de plantas pertencente aos afídios".
pulgão has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pulgão, spelled P-U-L-G-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1inseto diminuto que se alimenta da seiva de plantas pertencente aos afídios
Synonyms
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.