tentilhão
/tẽ.ti.ˈʎɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“tentilhão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ave da família Fringillidae, caracteriza-se por ser um pássaro que se alimenta de grãos, o tentilhão-comum e o tentilhão-montês
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tentilhão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tẽ.ti.ˈʎɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tentilhão” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tentilhão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tẽ.ti.ˈʎɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ave da família Fringillidae, caracteriza-se por ser um pássaro que se alimenta de grãos, o tentilhão-comum e o tentilhão-montês".
tentilhão has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is tentilhão, spelled T-E-N-T-I-L-H-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ave da família Fringillidae, caracteriza-se por ser um pássaro que se alimenta de grãos, o tentilhão-comum e o tentilhão-montês
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tentilhão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-N-T-I-L-H-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tẽ.ti.ˈʎɐ̃w̃/ (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.