caipirinha
/ˌkaɪ.pɪˈɹiː.njə/
"caipirinha" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“caipirinha” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A traditional Brazilian alcoholic drink prepared with cachaça, lime juice, sugar, and ice.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caipirinha |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkaɪ.pɪˈɹiː.njə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caipirinha” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
caipirinha is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkaɪ.pɪˈɹiː.njə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A traditional Brazilian alcoholic drink prepared with cachaça, lime juice, sugar, and ice.".
Zero misspellings are on record for caipirinha in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caipirinha (literally “little hillbilly”). The correct English form is caipirinha, spelled C-A-I-P-I-R-I-N-H-A.
Definition
- 1A traditional Brazilian alcoholic drink prepared with cachaça, lime juice, sugar, and ice.
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caipirinha (literally “little hillbilly”).
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.
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Using “caipirinha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-I-P-I-R-I-N-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkaɪ.pɪˈɹiː.njə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.