alcunha

noun

The verdict

“alcunha” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,648
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - epíteto que se dá a qualquer pessoa e pelo qual fica sendo conhecida

Key facts for alcunha
PropertyValue
Headwordalcunha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,648
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alcunha” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). alcunha lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around alcunha, anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,648 among 4,352 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "epíteto que se dá a qualquer pessoa e pelo qual fica sendo conhecida".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for alcunha, with forms such as "aclunha", "alccunha", and "alcnuha". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is alcunha, spelled A-L-C-U-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    epíteto que se dá a qualquer pessoa e pelo qual fica sendo conhecida

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclunha
  • alccunha
  • alcnuha
  • alcuhna
  • alcunah
  • alcunhha
  • alcunnha
  • allcunha
  • alucnha
  • lacunha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alcunha - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aclunha2alccunha1alcnuha2alcuhna2alcunah2alcunhha1alcunnha1allcunha1
Edit distance from "alcunha"

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 "alcunha"?
"alcunha" is spelled A-L-C-U-N-H-A.
What does "alcunha" mean?
As a noun, "alcunha" means: epíteto que se dá a qualquer pessoa e pelo qual fica sendo conhecida
What are common misspellings of "alcunha"?
Common misspellings include "aclunha", "alccunha", "alcnuha", "alcuhna", "alcunah". The correct spelling is "alcunha".
What language does "alcunha" come from?
"alcunha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “alcunha”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-C-U-N-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list