caipira

noun

The verdict

“caipira” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,234
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que pertence ao povo caipira

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

caipira vs campina
71% similar
caipira vs cadeira
71% similar

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

Key facts for caipira
PropertyValue
Headwordcaipira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,234
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “caipira” 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). caipira lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around caipira, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,234 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que pertence ao povo caipira".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for caipira, with forms such as "acipira", "caiipra", and "caipiar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "campina", "cadeira", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is caipira, spelled C-A-I-P-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que pertence ao povo caipira

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acipira
  • caiipra
  • caipiar
  • caipirra
  • caippira
  • caipria
  • capiira
  • ccaipira
  • ciapira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caipira - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acipira2caiipra2caipiar2caipirra1caippira1caipria2capiira2ccaipira1
Edit distance from "caipira"

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 "caipira"?
"caipira" is spelled C-A-I-P-I-R-A.
What does "caipira" mean?
As a noun, "caipira" means: que pertence ao povo caipira
What words are commonly confused with "caipira"?
"caipira" is commonly confused with "campina", "cadeira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "caipira" come from?
"caipira" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “caipira”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-I-P-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “campina” - see the side-by-side comparison. caipira vs campina
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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