aquarela
[aˈkwa.rɛ.lə]
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
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tinta diluída em água
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aquarela |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈkwa.rɛ.lə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,867 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aquarela” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around aquarela (IPA [aˈkwa.rɛ.lə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,867 among 4,352 “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
- 1tinta diluída em água
- 2lavadura de gesso moído e cola de baldreu
- 3técnica de pintura na qual os pigmentos se encontram suspensos ou dissolvidos em água
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “aquarela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-Q-U-A-R-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈkwa.rɛ.lə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “àquela” - see the side-by-side comparison. aquarela vs àquela
- 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.