Portuguese spelling Pronounced as in... Rule Example
g god before a, o, u  

gato

cat

 gota

(water) drop

 gutural

guttural

 

vision before e, i  

gelo

ice

gincana

gymkhana

 

j vision always  

jornal

newspaper

 justo

fair, just

 jumento

donkey

 jaqueta

jacket

 

jeans in English words  

jeans

 

h honest always mute

(never pronounced)

 

hoje

today

Bahia

name of a Brazilian state

 historiador

historian

 honesto

honest

 

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