relógio de sol

phrase

The verdict

“relógio de sol” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - haste vertical que projeta uma sombra num plano e assim as horas do dia

Key facts for relógio de sol
PropertyValue
Headwordrelógio de sol
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “relógio de sol” sits in Portuguese frequency

relógio de sol 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 relógio de sol is 14 letters long, classified as a phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "haste vertical que projeta uma sombra num plano e assim as horas do dia".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for relógio de sol, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is relógio de sol, spelled R-E-L-Ó-G-I-O- -D-E- -S-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    haste vertical que projeta uma sombra num plano e assim as horas do dia

Synonyms

meridiana

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "relógio de sol"?
"relógio de sol" is spelled R-E-L-Ó-G-I-O- -D-E- -S-O-L.
What does "relógio de sol" mean?
As a phrase, "relógio de sol" means: haste vertical que projeta uma sombra num plano e assim as horas do dia
What language does "relógio de sol" come from?
"relógio de sol" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “relógio de sol”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-L-Ó-G-I-O- -D-E- -S-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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