beladona

/bɛ.lɐ.ˈdo.nɐ/

//bɛ.lɐ.ˈdo.nɐ// noun

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The verdict

“beladona” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,570 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,570
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - planta medicinal da família das solanáceas

Key facts for beladona
PropertyValue
Headwordbeladona
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɛ.lɐ.ˈdo.nɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,570
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beladona” 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). beladona lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

beladona is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,570 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɛ.lɐ.ˈdo.nɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for beladona, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is beladona, spelled B-E-L-A-D-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta medicinal da família das solanáceas
  2. 2
    a flor dessa planta

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 "beladona"?
"beladona" is spelled B-E-L-A-D-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɛ.lɐ.ˈdo.nɐ/.
What does "beladona" mean?
As a noun, "beladona" means: planta medicinal da família das solanáceas
How do you pronounce "beladona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beladona" is /bɛ.lɐ.ˈdo.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beladona" come from?
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Using “beladona”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-E-L-A-D-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bɛ.lɐ.ˈdo.nɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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