avenca

/ɐ.ˈvẽ.kɐ/

//ɐ.ˈvẽ.kɐ// noun

The verdict

“avenca” 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) - designação comum a várias plantas da classe das Filicópsida (reino Plantae e do grupo Pteridófitas)

Corpus desk

Index PT-avenca · avenca · Portuguese

avenca · 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.

Key facts for avenca
PropertyValue
Headwordavenca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈvẽ.kɐ/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “avenca” em português

avencafica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avenca is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈvẽ.kɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for avenca, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is avenca, spelled A-V-E-N-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    designação comum a várias plantas da classe das Filicópsida (reino Plantae e do grupo Pteridófitas)
  2. 2
    planta da família das Polipodiáceas, também conhecida por capilária - Adiantum capillus-veneris

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avenca"?
"avenca" is spelled A-V-E-N-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈvẽ.kɐ/.
What does "avenca" mean?
As a noun, "avenca" means: designação comum a várias plantas da classe das Filicópsida (reino Plantae e do grupo Pteridófitas)
How do you pronounce "avenca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avenca" is /ɐ.ˈvẽ.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avenca" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list