vírgula

/ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/

//ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“vírgula” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,052. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,052
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sinal de pontuação (,) que indica uma pausa ou uma enumeração (nota: dentro da oração, usa-se geralmente para separar elementos de natureza semelhante ou com função sintática idêntica, quando não e...

Corpus desk

Index PT-virgula · vírgula · Portuguese

vírgula · rank #21,052 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,052
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH átomo

Nearest frequency peer: átomo (+3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “vírgula”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “vírgula” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vírgula
PropertyValue
Headwordvírgula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,052
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “vírgula”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).vírgulacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “átomo” (#21,055), “victory” (#21,047), “viajado” (#21,046). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vírgula” fica em #21,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vírgula (IPA /ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,052 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vírgula, with forms such as "vrígula", "vvírgula", and "vígrula". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented 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 vírgula, spelled V-Í-R-G-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    sinal de pontuação (,) que indica uma pausa ou uma enumeração (nota: dentro da oração, usa-se geralmente para separar elementos de natureza semelhante ou com função sintática idêntica, quando não estão ligados pelas conjunções e, nem, ou)
  2. 2
    porção pequena qualquer de texto ou fala
  3. 3
    pênis

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Empreendedorismo Digital

This word in other languages

comma(English)coma(Español)virgule(Français)Komma(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • vrígula
  • vvírgula
  • vígrula
  • vírggula
  • vírglua
  • vírgual
  • vírgulla
  • vírrgula
  • vírugla
  • ívrgula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vírgula - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

vrígula2vvírgula1vígrula2vírggula1vírglua2vírgual2vírgulla1vírrgula1
Edit distance from "vírgula"

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 "vírgula"?
"vírgula" is spelled V-Í-R-G-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/.
What does "vírgula" mean?
As a noun, "vírgula" means: sinal de pontuação (,) que indica uma pausa ou uma enumeração (nota: dentro da oração, usa-se geralmente para separar elementos de natureza semelhante ou com função sintática idêntica, quando não e...
What are common misspellings of "vírgula"?
Common misspellings include "vrígula", "vvírgula", "vígrula", "vírggula", "vírglua". The correct spelling is "vírgula".
How do you pronounce "vírgula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vírgula" is /ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vírgula" come from?
"vírgula" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

victory#21,047viajado#21,046utilize#21,036umbanda#21,035

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

adequação10 variantsalferes10 variantsalinhar10 variantsresidir10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list