aquarela

/[aˈkwa.rɛ.lə]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,867

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

aquarela is aPortuguesenoun. It means: tinta diluída em água Pronounced [aˈkwa.rɛ.lə]. Often confused with àquela.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aquarela in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for aquarela is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈkwa.rɛ.lə]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,867 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for aquarela, with forms such as "aqaurela", "aqquarela", and "aquaerla". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "àquela", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is aquarela, spelled A-Q-U-A-R-E-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aqaurela,aqquarela,aquaerla,aquareal,aquarella,aquarlea,aquarrela,aquraela,auqarela,qauarela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aquarela

Misspelling Variants of "aquarela"

aqaurela8aqquarela9aquaerla8aquareal8aquarella9aquarlea8aquarrela9aquraela8
Misspelling Variants of "aquarela"

Frequency rank: #22,867 in Portuguese

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.