beija-flor
/ˈbej.ʒa ˈfloɹ/
The verdict
“beija-flor” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ave da família dos troquilídeos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beija-flor |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbej.ʒa ˈfloɹ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “beija-flor” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for beija-flor is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbej.ʒa ˈfloɹ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ave da família dos troquilídeos".
beija-flor has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is beija-flor, spelled B-E-I-J-A---F-L-O-R.
Definition
- 1ave da família dos troquilídeos
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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.
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Using “beija-flor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-E-I-J-A---F-L-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbej.ʒa ˈfloɹ/ (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
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.