arruaça

/ɐ.ˈRwa.sɐ/

//ɐ.ˈRwa.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“arruaça” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,145 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,145
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - desordem de rua, tumulto, guerra de rua

Key facts for arruaça
PropertyValue
Headwordarruaça
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈRwa.sɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arruaça” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). arruaça lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arruaça is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,145 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈRwa.sɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "desordem de rua, tumulto, guerra de rua".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for arruaça, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is arruaça, spelled A-R-R-U-A-Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    desordem de rua, tumulto, guerra de rua

Synonyms

agitaçãoalvoroçoassuadamotim

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 "arruaça"?
"arruaça" is spelled A-R-R-U-A-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈRwa.sɐ/.
What does "arruaça" mean?
As a noun, "arruaça" means: desordem de rua, tumulto, guerra de rua
How do you pronounce "arruaça"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arruaça" is /ɐ.ˈRwa.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arruaça" come from?
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Using “arruaça”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-R-U-A-Ç-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.ˈRwa.sɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list