regulável

adj

The verdict

“regulável” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,164 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,164
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que pode ser regulado

Corpus desk

Index PT-regulavel · regulável · Portuguese

regulável · rank #95,164 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,164
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rendeiro

Nearest frequency peer: rendeiro (+3 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 “regulável”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for regulável
PropertyValue
Headwordregulável
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,164
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “regulável” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.regulávelcai 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: “rendeiro” (#95,167), “prostração” (#95,138), “professore” (#95,133). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “regulável” fica em #95,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regulável is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,164 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que pode ser regulado".

Zero misspellings are on record for regulável in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is regulável, spelled R-E-G-U-L-Á-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que pode ser regulado

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how regulável appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Esta cadeira de escritório tem um apoio lombar regulável, o que ajuda a evitar dores nas costas.»

This word in other languages

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 "regulável"?
"regulável" is spelled R-E-G-U-L-Á-V-E-L.
What does "regulável" mean?
As an adjective, "regulável" means: que pode ser regulado
What language does "regulável" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list