arinca
The verdict
“arinca” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peixe marinho da família dos gadídeos, muito pescado no Mar da Noruega, de carne branca saborosa:
Corpus desk
Index PT-arinca · arinca · Portuguese
arinca · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arinca |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “arinca” em português
Rare enough to double-check
arinca is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "peixe marinho da família dos gadídeos, muito pescado no Mar da Noruega, de carne branca saborosa:".
arinca has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is arinca, spelled A-R-I-N-C-A.
Definition
- 1peixe marinho da família dos gadídeos, muito pescado no Mar da Noruega, de carne branca saborosa:
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how arinca appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A frescura de um filete de arinca pode ser determinada pela sua firmeza.
Synonyms
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.