soleira

/su.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/

//su.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“soleira” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,675 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,675
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - piso do vão da porta

Key facts for soleira
PropertyValue
Headwordsoleira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/su.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,675
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “soleira” 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). soleira lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

soleira is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,675 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /su.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "piso do vão da porta".

No misspelling variants are generated for soleira in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 soleira, spelled S-O-L-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    piso do vão da porta

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 "soleira"?
"soleira" is spelled S-O-L-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /su.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "soleira" mean?
As a noun, "soleira" means: piso do vão da porta
How do you pronounce "soleira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soleira" is /su.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soleira" come from?
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Using “soleira”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-L-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /su.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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