brincadeira

/bɾĩ.kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

//bɾĩ.kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“brincadeira” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,508
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de brincar

Corpus desk

Index PT-brincadeira · brincadeira · Portuguese

brincadeira · rank #2,508 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,508
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH conquista

Nearest frequency peer: conquista (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “brincadeira”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “brincadeira” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

brincadeira vs braçadeira
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for brincadeira
PropertyValue
Headwordbrincadeira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɾĩ.kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,508
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “brincadeira”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).brincadeiracai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “conquista” (#2,509), “atriz” (#2,506), “assistência” (#2,505). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “brincadeira” fica em #2,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around brincadeira (IPA /bɾĩ.kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,508 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for brincadeira, with forms such as "bbrincadeira", "birncadeira", and "bricnadeira". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "braçadeira", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is brincadeira, spelled B-R-I-N-C-A-D-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de brincar
  2. 2
    diversão, divertimento
  3. 3
    piada, putaria, sacanagem, zombaria, gozação
  4. 4
    algo fácil de realizar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how brincadeira appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. As crianças gostaram muito da brincadeira que eles fizeram de tarde.
  2. E você gostou da brincadeiras no parque?

Synonyms

brincationbrinks

This word in other languages

joke(English)broma(Español)canular(Français)Scherz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrincadeira
  • birncadeira
  • bricnadeira
  • brinacdeira
  • brincaddeira
  • brincadeiar
  • brincadeirra
  • brincaderia
  • brincadiera
  • brincaedira
  • brinccadeira
  • brincdaeira
  • brinncadeira
  • brnicadeira
  • brrincadeira
  • rbincadeira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brincadeira - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbrincadeira1birncadeira2bricnadeira2brinacdeira2brincaddeira1brincadeiar2brincadeirra1brincaderia2
Edit distance from "brincadeira"

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 "brincadeira"?
"brincadeira" is spelled B-R-I-N-C-A-D-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɾĩ.kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "brincadeira" mean?
As a noun, "brincadeira" means: ato de brincar
What words are commonly confused with "brincadeira"?
"brincadeira" is commonly confused with "braçadeira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "brincadeira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brincadeira" is /bɾĩ.kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brincadeira" come from?
"brincadeira" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brincadeira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

assistência#2,505intervenção#2,482preocupação#2,534restaurante#2,538

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

temperatura16 variantsestabelecer16 variantsclassificação16 variantsportugueses16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list