siglema

/siˈɡle.ma/

//siˈɡle.ma// noun

The verdict

“siglema” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tipo de sigla cuja composição dá-lhe a forma similar a uma palavra, ou seja, sua estruturação se dá com base nas regras da língua em que é usada, e sua pronúncia difere das demais siglas pois as le...

Key facts for siglema
PropertyValue
Headwordsiglema
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/siˈɡle.ma/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “siglema” sits in Portuguese frequency

siglema 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 siglema is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /siˈɡle.ma/. 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: "tipo de sigla cuja composição dá-lhe a forma similar a uma palavra, ou seja, sua estruturação se dá com base nas regras da língua em que é usada, e sua pronúncia difere das demais siglas pois as le...".

siglema has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 siglema, spelled S-I-G-L-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tipo de sigla cuja composição dá-lhe a forma similar a uma palavra, ou seja, sua estruturação se dá com base nas regras da língua em que é usada, e sua pronúncia difere das demais siglas pois as letras não são soletradas (hipótese em que tem-se um sigloide), geralmente composta pelas letras e/ou sílabas iniciais das palavras que lhe dão origem, como em Unesco (siglema para a Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação)

Synonyms

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 "siglema"?
"siglema" is spelled S-I-G-L-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /siˈɡle.ma/.
What does "siglema" mean?
As a noun, "siglema" means: tipo de sigla cuja composição dá-lhe a forma similar a uma palavra, ou seja, sua estruturação se dá com base nas regras da língua em que é usada, e sua pronúncia difere das demais siglas pois as le...
How do you pronounce "siglema"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siglema" is /siˈɡle.ma/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siglema" come from?
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Using “siglema”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-I-G-L-E-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /siˈɡle.ma/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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