realce

/ˈRjaɫ.sɨ/

//ˈRjaɫ.sɨ// noun

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The verdict

“realce” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #50,732 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,732
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de realçar; relevo; distinção

Key facts for realce
PropertyValue
Headwordrealce
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRjaɫ.sɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,732
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “realce” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). realce lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for realce is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈRjaɫ.sɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #50,732 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato ou efeito de realçar; relevo; distinção".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for realce, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is realce, spelled R-E-A-L-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de realçar; relevo; distinção

Synonyms

realçamento

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "realce"?
"realce" is spelled R-E-A-L-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRjaɫ.sɨ/.
What does "realce" mean?
As a noun, "realce" means: ato ou efeito de realçar; relevo; distinção
How do you pronounce "realce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "realce" is /ˈRjaɫ.sɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "realce" come from?
"realce" 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 “realce”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-A-L-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈRjaɫ.sɨ/ (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