stale
/steɪl/
The verdict
“stale” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - envelhecido; (com comida) ainda comestível, mas sem o gosto bom de comida nova, passado
Corpus desk
Index PT-stale · stale · Portuguese
stale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | stale |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /steɪl/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “stale” em português
Rare enough to double-check
stale is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /steɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stale, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is stale, spelled S-T-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1envelhecido; (com comida) ainda comestível, mas sem o gosto bom de comida nova, passado
- 2velho, no sentido de ter perdido a novidade, o interesse
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The steak is as stale as the beer.
If you don't enter a room for some days, the air will become stale.
Antonyms
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.