trolha

/ˈtɾo.ʎɐ/

//ˈtɾo.ʎɐ// noun

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The verdict

“trolha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,718 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,718
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - espécie de tabuleiro de onde os argilas colhem a argamassa

Corpus desk

Index PT-trolha · trolha · Portuguese

trolha · rank #81,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,718
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH throne

Nearest frequency peer: throne (-14 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 “trolha”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trolha
PropertyValue
Headwordtrolha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɾo.ʎɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “trolha” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.trolhacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “throne” (#81,704), “vexatório” (#81,742), “species” (#81,669). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “trolha” fica em #81,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trolha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,718 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɾo.ʎɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for trolha in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is trolha, spelled T-R-O-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de tabuleiro de onde os argilas colhem a argamassa
  2. 2
    planta escrofulária
  3. 3
    pancadaria
  4. 4
    funil de lata para encher os chouriços
  5. 5
    problema

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Todos E Ninguém
  2. Então banca o esperto, dá uma de inteligente e se livra da trolha.

This word in other languages

Maurerkelle(Deutsch)

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 "trolha"?
"trolha" is spelled T-R-O-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɾo.ʎɐ/.
What does "trolha" mean?
As a noun, "trolha" means: espécie de tabuleiro de onde os argilas colhem a argamassa
How do you pronounce "trolha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trolha" is /ˈtɾo.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trolha" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

throne#81,704arrojo#81,833prompt#81,568cifrão#81,917

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list