silenciador

/si.lẽ.sjɐ.ˈdoɾ/

//si.lẽ.sjɐ.ˈdoɾ// noun

The verdict

“silenciador” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #51,346 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#51,346
frequency rank, Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dispositivo que diminui a velocidade com que os gases produzidos pela explosão da pólvora são expelidos do cano da arma, diminuindo assim o som do disparo

Key facts for silenciador
PropertyValue
Headwordsilenciador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/si.lẽ.sjɐ.ˈdoɾ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,346
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “silenciador” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). silenciador lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for silenciador is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /si.lẽ.sjɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #51,346 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "dispositivo que diminui a velocidade com que os gases produzidos pela explosão da pólvora são expelidos do cano da arma, diminuindo assim o som do disparo".

Zero misspellings are on record for silenciador in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is silenciador, spelled S-I-L-E-N-C-I-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dispositivo que diminui a velocidade com que os gases produzidos pela explosão da pólvora são expelidos do cano da arma, diminuindo assim o som do disparo

Synonyms

abafadorsupressor de ruído

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "silenciador"?
"silenciador" is spelled S-I-L-E-N-C-I-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /si.lẽ.sjɐ.ˈdoɾ/.
What does "silenciador" mean?
As a noun, "silenciador" means: dispositivo que diminui a velocidade com que os gases produzidos pela explosão da pólvora são expelidos do cano da arma, diminuindo assim o som do disparo
How do you pronounce "silenciador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "silenciador" is /si.lẽ.sjɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "silenciador" come from?
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Using “silenciador”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-I-L-E-N-C-I-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /si.lẽ.sjɐ.ˈdoɾ/ (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