virilha

/vi.ˈɾi.ʎɐ/

//vi.ˈɾi.ʎɐ// noun

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The verdict

“virilha” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,187
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - região próxima dos órgãos sexuais

Corpus desk

Index PT-virilha · virilha · Portuguese

virilha · rank #22,187 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,187
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vita

Nearest frequency peer: vita (+1 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 “virilha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “virilha” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

virilha vs viril
71% similar
virilha vs vigília
57% similar
virilha vs vasilha
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for virilha
PropertyValue
Headwordvirilha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vi.ˈɾi.ʎɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,187
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “virilha”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).virilhacai 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 “vita” (#22,188), “wind” (#22,191), “ímpeto” (#22,192). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “virilha” fica em #22,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around virilha (IPA /vi.ˈɾi.ʎɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,187 among 501 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "região próxima dos órgãos sexuais".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for virilha, with forms such as "ivrilha", "viirlha", and "virihla". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "viril", "vigília", "vasilha", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is virilha, spelled V-I-R-I-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    região próxima dos órgãos sexuais

Synonyms

êngua

This word in other languages

groin(English)ingle(Español)aine(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivrilha
  • viirlha
  • virihla
  • virilah
  • virilhha
  • virillha
  • virliha
  • virrilha
  • vriilha
  • vvirilha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of virilha - 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.

ivrilha2viirlha2virihla2virilah2virilhha1virillha1virliha2virrilha1
Edit distance from "virilha"

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 "virilha"?
"virilha" is spelled V-I-R-I-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /vi.ˈɾi.ʎɐ/.
What does "virilha" mean?
As a noun, "virilha" means: região próxima dos órgãos sexuais
What words are commonly confused with "virilha"?
"virilha" is commonly confused with "viril", "vigília", "vasilha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "virilha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "virilha" is /vi.ˈɾi.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "virilha" come from?
"virilha" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

abacate#22,193teimoso#22,174asfixia#22,213because#22,230

Similar misspelling depth

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

socorrer10 variantscancela10 variantsclarear10 variantscompasso10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list