realce

/ˈRjaɫ.sɨ/

//ˈRjaɫ.sɨ// noun

The verdict

“realce” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,732 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,732
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de realçar; relevo; distinção

Corpus desk

Index PT-realce · realce · Portuguese

realce · rank #50,732 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,732
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH ratazana

Nearest frequency peer: ratazana (-2 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “realce”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “realce” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cauda longa: rank de “realce” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.realcecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “ratazana” (#50,730), “quilometragem” (#50,724), “remeter” (#50,741). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “realce” fica em #50,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

realce is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,732 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈRjaɫ.sɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "realce", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list