talher

/tɐ.ˈʎɛɾ/

//tɐ.ˈʎɛɾ// noun

The verdict

“talher” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,224 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,224
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o conjunto dos três instrumentos com que se come no mundo ocidental ou ocidentalizado: colher, faca e garfo

Corpus desk

Index PT-talher · talher · Portuguese

talher · rank #69,224 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,224
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tope

Nearest frequency peer: tope (+17 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “talher”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “talher” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for talher
PropertyValue
Headwordtalher
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɐ.ˈʎɛɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,224
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “talher” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).talhercai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “tope” (#69,241), “tranquilizante” (#69,246), “treliça” (#69,251). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “talher” fica em #69,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

talher is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,224 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɐ.ˈʎɛɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for talher, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is talher, spelled T-A-L-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    o conjunto dos três instrumentos com que se come no mundo ocidental ou ocidentalizado: colher, faca e garfo
  2. 2
    cada um desses instrumentos individualmente
  3. 3
    lugar à mesa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how talher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Põe mais um talher que também vem um amigo.

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 "talher"?
"talher" is spelled T-A-L-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /tɐ.ˈʎɛɾ/.
What does "talher" mean?
As a noun, "talher" means: o conjunto dos três instrumentos com que se come no mundo ocidental ou ocidentalizado: colher, faca e garfo
How do you pronounce "talher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talher" is /tɐ.ˈʎɛɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "talher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list