acarajé

/a.ka.ɾaˈʒɛ/

//a.ka.ɾaˈʒɛ// noun

The verdict

“acarajé” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,301
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - quitute da culinária afro-brasileira, típico do estado da Bahia, feito de massa de feijão-fradinho, cebola ralada, sal e camarão seco moído, frito em azeite-de-dendê e servido com alguns recheios t...

Corpus desk

Index PT-acaraje · acarajé · Portuguese

acarajé · rank #36,301 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,301
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH abnegação

Nearest frequency peer: abnegação (-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 “acarajé”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “acarajé” 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
Key facts for acarajé
PropertyValue
Headwordacarajé
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.ka.ɾaˈʒɛ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,301
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “acarajé”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).acarajécai 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 “abnegação” (#36,300), “acoplado” (#36,305), “xô” (#36,295). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “acarajé” fica em #36,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around acarajé (IPA /a.ka.ɾaˈʒɛ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,301 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for acarajé, with forms such as "aacrajé", "acaarjé", and "acarajjé". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is acarajé, spelled A-C-A-R-A-J-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    quitute da culinária afro-brasileira, típico do estado da Bahia, feito de massa de feijão-fradinho, cebola ralada, sal e camarão seco moído, frito em azeite-de-dendê e servido com alguns recheios também típicos da cozinha baiana como o vatapá e o caruru, além de um forte molho de pimenta artesanal
  2. 2
    alimento ritualístico e sagrado (comida de santo) como oferta a várias divindades do candomblé como Obá e erês, e especialmente para Xangô (ou Alafin, rei de Oyó) e Iansã (ou Oiá, a rainha esposa de Alafin)

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aacrajé
  • acaarjé
  • acarajjé
  • acaraéj
  • acarjaé
  • acarrajé
  • accarajé
  • acraajé
  • caarajé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aacrajé2acaarjé2acarajjé1acaraéj2acarjaé2acarrajé1accarajé1acraajé2
Edit distance from "acarajé"

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 "acarajé"?
"acarajé" is spelled A-C-A-R-A-J-É. The IPA pronunciation is /a.ka.ɾaˈʒɛ/.
What does "acarajé" mean?
As a noun, "acarajé" means: quitute da culinária afro-brasileira, típico do estado da Bahia, feito de massa de feijão-fradinho, cebola ralada, sal e camarão seco moído, frito em azeite-de-dendê e servido com alguns recheios t...
What are common misspellings of "acarajé"?
Common misspellings include "aacrajé", "acaarjé", "acarajjé", "acaraéj", "acarjaé". The correct spelling is "acarajé".
How do you pronounce "acarajé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acarajé" is /a.ka.ɾaˈʒɛ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acarajé" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list