aquarela

[aˈkwa.rɛ.lə]

/[aˈkwa.rɛ.lə]/ noun

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The verdict

“aquarela” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,867. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,867
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tinta diluída em água

Corpus desk

Index PT-aquarela · aquarela · Portuguese

aquarela · rank #22,867 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,867
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aro

Nearest frequency peer: aro (+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 “aquarela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aquarela” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aquarela vs àquela
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aquarela
PropertyValue
Headwordaquarela
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈkwa.rɛ.lə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,867
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “aquarela”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).aquarelacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “aro” (#22,868), “anónimo” (#22,865), “antártica” (#22,864). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aquarela” fica em #22,867. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around aquarela (IPA [aˈkwa.rɛ.lə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,867 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for aquarela, with forms such as "aqaurela", "aqquarela", and "aquaerla". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "àquela", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is aquarela, spelled A-Q-U-A-R-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tinta diluída em água
  2. 2
    lavadura de gesso moído e cola de baldreu
  3. 3
    técnica de pintura na qual os pigmentos se encontram suspensos ou dissolvidos em água

This word in other languages

watercolor(English)acuarela(Español)aquarelle(Français)Aquarell(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aqaurela
  • aqquarela
  • aquaerla
  • aquareal
  • aquarella
  • aquarlea
  • aquarrela
  • aquraela
  • auqarela
  • qauarela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aqaurela2aqquarela1aquaerla2aquareal2aquarella1aquarlea2aquarrela1aquraela2
Edit distance from "aquarela"

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 "aquarela"?
"aquarela" is spelled A-Q-U-A-R-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈkwa.rɛ.lə].
What does "aquarela" mean?
As a noun, "aquarela" means: tinta diluída em água
What words are commonly confused with "aquarela"?
"aquarela" is commonly confused with "àquela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aquarela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aquarela" is [aˈkwa.rɛ.lə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aquarela" come from?
"aquarela" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

checagem#22,907clonagem#22,910contrair#22,925críquete#22,930

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

sintaxe10 variantsrecomeço10 variantsfalhado10 variantsgateway10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list