arcada

/ɐɾ.ˈka.dɐ/

//ɐɾ.ˈka.dɐ// noun

The verdict

“arcada” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,747
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abóbada arqueada

Corpus desk

Index PT-arcada · arcada · Portuguese

arcada · rank #36,747 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,747
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ardor

Nearest frequency peer: ardor (+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 “arcada”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “arcada” 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).

arcada vs arcar
67% similar
arcada vs armada
83% similar
arcada vs armado
67% similar

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

Key facts for arcada
PropertyValue
Headwordarcada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐɾ.ˈka.dɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,747
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “arcada”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ardor” (#36,748), “atracar” (#36,757), “ananás” (#36,734). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “arcada” fica em #36,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around arcada (IPA /ɐɾ.ˈka.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,747 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "abóbada arqueada".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for arcada, with forms such as "acrada", "aracda", and "arcaad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "arcar", "armada", "armado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is arcada, spelled A-R-C-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    abóbada arqueada

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrada
  • aracda
  • arcaad
  • arcadda
  • arccada
  • arcdaa
  • arrcada
  • racada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arcada - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acrada2aracda2arcaad2arcadda1arccada1arcdaa2arrcada1racada2
Edit distance from "arcada"

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 "arcada"?
"arcada" is spelled A-R-C-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɾ.ˈka.dɐ/.
What does "arcada" mean?
As a noun, "arcada" means: abóbada arqueada
What words are commonly confused with "arcada"?
"arcada" is commonly confused with "arcar", "armada", "armado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arcada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arcada" is /ɐɾ.ˈka.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arcada" come from?
"arcada" 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 "arcada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list