alpargata
[awpaɾ'gatɐ]
The verdict
“alpargata” 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) - sandália, geralmente de couro, que se prende ao pé através de cadarço
Corpus desk
Index PT-alpargata · alpargata · Portuguese
alpargata · 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 | alpargata |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [awpaɾ'gatɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “alpargata” em português
Rare enough to double-check
alpargata is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [awpaɾ'gatɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sandália, geralmente de couro, que se prende ao pé através de cadarço".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for alpargata, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 alpargata, spelled A-L-P-A-R-G-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1sandália, geralmente de couro, que se prende ao pé através de cadarço
Synonyms
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.