Amapá
/ˌɑː.məˈpɑː/
"amapa" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Amapá” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Macapá.
Corpus desk
Index EN-amapa · Amapá · English
Amapá · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amapá |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌɑː.məˈpɑː/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Amapá” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Amapá is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌɑː.məˈpɑː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Amapá, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Portuguese Amapá, of uncertain indigenous origin. The correct English form is Amapá, spelled A-M-A-P-Á.
Definition
- 1A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Macapá.
- 2A municipality of Amapá, Brazil.
Etymology
From Portuguese Amapá, of uncertain indigenous origin.
This word in other languages
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.