rótula
/ˈRɔ.tu.lɐ/
The verdict
“rótula” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,233 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,233
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,668
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que patela
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rótula |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈRɔ.tu.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #55,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rótula” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rótula is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,233 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈRɔ.tu.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for rótula in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is rótula, spelled R-Ó-T-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1o mesmo que patela
- 2espécie de persiana; gelosia
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.
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Using “rótula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-Ó-T-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈRɔ.tu.lɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.