alcaparra
/aɫ.kɐ.ˈpa.Rɐ/
The verdict
“alcaparra” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que alcaparreira (Capparis spinosa)
Corpus desk
Index PT-alcaparra · alcaparra · Portuguese
alcaparra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | alcaparra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɫ.kɐ.ˈpa.Rɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “alcaparra” em português
Rare enough to double-check
alcaparra is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /aɫ.kɐ.ˈpa.Rɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alcaparra, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is alcaparra, spelled A-L-C-A-P-A-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1o mesmo que alcaparreira (Capparis spinosa)
- 2botão floral da alcaparreira, verde, aromático e de sabor peculiar, conservado em vinagre, usado como condimento, especialmente em peixes, e muito reputado por suas propriedades digestivas
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.