semivogal
/sɨ.mi.vu.ˈɡaɫ/
The verdict
“semivogal” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - som produzido com características articulatórias e acústicas semelhantes às das vogais e que ocorre junto de uma vogal formando com ela um ditongo
Corpus desk
Index PT-semivogal · semivogal · Portuguese
semivogal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | semivogal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɨ.mi.vu.ˈɡaɫ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “semivogal” em português
Rare enough to double-check
semivogal is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɨ.mi.vu.ˈɡaɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "som produzido com características articulatórias e acústicas semelhantes às das vogais e que ocorre junto de uma vogal formando com ela um ditongo".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for semivogal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is semivogal, spelled S-E-M-I-V-O-G-A-L.
Definition
- 1som produzido com características articulatórias e acústicas semelhantes às das vogais e que ocorre junto de uma vogal formando com ela um ditongo
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how semivogal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nota: uma semivogal nunca pode receber acento
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