carapaça

//kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈpa.sɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,299

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

carapaça is aPortuguesenoun. It means: escudo quitinoso ou ósseo que protege diversos animais Pronounced /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈpa.sɐ/. Often confused with caravana and carapuça.

Key facts for carapaça
PropertyValue
Headwordcarapaça
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈpa.sɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,299
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of carapaça in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for carapaça is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈpa.sɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #48,299 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for carapaça, with forms such as "acrapaça", "caarpaça", and "caraapça". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "caravana", "carapuça", "caraca", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is carapaça, spelled C-A-R-A-P-A-Ç-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    escudo quitinoso ou ósseo que protege diversos animais
  2. 2
    casca
  3. 3
    crosta
  4. 4
    cobertura rígida
  5. 5
    urze; erica

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrapaça,caarpaça,caraapça,carapaaç,carappaça,carapçaa,carpaaça,carrapaça,ccarapaça,craapaça

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for carapaça

Misspelling Variants of "carapaça"

acrapaça8caarpaça8caraapça8carapaaç8carappaça9carapçaa8carpaaça8carrapaça9
Misspelling Variants of "carapaça"

Frequency rank: #48,299 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carapaça"?
"carapaça" is spelled C-A-R-A-P-A-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈpa.sɐ/.
What does "carapaça" mean?
As a noun, "carapaça" means: escudo quitinoso ou ósseo que protege diversos animais
What words are commonly confused with "carapaça"?
"carapaça" is commonly confused with "caravana", "carapuça", "caraca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carapaça"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carapaça" is /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈpa.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carapaça" come from?
"carapaça" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.