ameixeira
/ɐ.mɐj.ˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“ameixeira” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - árvore da família das Rosáceas que produz ameixas, cujo nome científico é Prunus domestica
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ameixeira |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.mɐj.ˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ameixeira” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ameixeira is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.mɐj.ˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "árvore da família das Rosáceas que produz ameixas, cujo nome científico é Prunus domestica".
No misspelling variants are generated for ameixeira in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ameixeira, spelled A-M-E-I-X-E-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1árvore da família das Rosáceas que produz ameixas, cujo nome científico é Prunus domestica
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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 “ameixeira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-M-E-I-X-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.mɐj.ˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/ (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.