relógio de sol
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
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | relógio de sol |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “relógio de sol” sits in Portuguese frequency
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
- 1haste vertical que projeta uma sombra num plano e assim as horas do dia
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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.
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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.
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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.