Scylla
/si.la/.
The verdict
“Scylla” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #99,204 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,204
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cila
Corpus desk
Index PT-scylla · Scylla · Portuguese
Scylla · rank #99,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,204
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH sinonímia
Nearest frequency peer: sinonímia (+23 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 “Scylla”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- pérfido
pérfido
872 corpus weight
- regurgitar
regurgitar
848 corpus weight
- ridiculous
ridiculous
824 corpus weight
- Scylla
Scylla
797 corpus weight
- sinonímia
sinonímia
774 corpus weight
- sublimar
sublimar
744 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Scylla” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Scylla |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /si.la/. |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #99,204 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “Scylla” em português
Rare enough to double-check
Scylla is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #99,204 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /si.la/.. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Scylla in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Scylla, spelled S-C-Y-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Cila
- 2bela ninfa que se transformou em um monstro marinho, filha do rio Cráteis
- 3princesa, filha de Niso, rei de Mégara
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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