Brazilian aardvark
/bɹəˌzɪ.ljən ˈɑːd.vɑːk/
"brazilian-aardvark" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Brazilian aardvark” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The coati (Nasua spp.).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brazilian aardvark |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɹəˌzɪ.ljən ˈɑːd.vɑːk/ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Brazilian aardvark” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Brazilian aardvark is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɹəˌzɪ.ljən ˈɑːd.vɑːk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The coati (Nasua spp.).".
Brazilian aardvark has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: The name was picked up following its insertion into Wikipedia in July 2008 by Dylan Breves as a joke. The hoax was uncovered in 2014, but some use of the name has continued. The correct English form is Brazilian aardvark, spelled B-R-A-Z-I-L-I-A-N- -A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K.
Definition
- 1The coati (Nasua spp.).
Etymology
The name was picked up following its insertion into Wikipedia in July 2008 by Dylan Breves as a joke. The hoax was uncovered in 2014, but some use of the name has continued.
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.
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Using “Brazilian aardvark”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-R-A-Z-I-L-I-A-N- -A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.