trilíngue
/tɾi.ˈliŋ.gwi/
The verdict
“trilíngue” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - que é capaz de ler, falar e/ou escrever em três línguas
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trilíngue |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /tɾi.ˈliŋ.gwi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trilíngue” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
trilíngue is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /tɾi.ˈliŋ.gwi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
trilíngue has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 trilíngue, spelled T-R-I-L-Í-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1que é capaz de ler, falar e/ou escrever em três línguas
- 2expressado ou escrito em três línguas
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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 “trilíngue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-I-L-Í-N-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɾi.ˈliŋ.gwi/ (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.