catupiry

/ka.tu.piˈɾi/

//ka.tu.piˈɾi// noun

The verdict

“catupiry” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,197 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,197
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um tipo de requeijão cremoso vendido em bisnagas

Corpus desk

Index PT-catupiry · catupiry · Portuguese

catupiry · rank #60,197 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,197
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH casto

Nearest frequency peer: casto (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “catupiry”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “catupiry” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for catupiry
PropertyValue
Headwordcatupiry
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ka.tu.piˈɾi/
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,197
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “catupiry” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.catupirycai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “casto” (#60,196), “carmesim” (#60,192), “caramujo” (#60,190). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “catupiry” fica em #60,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

catupiry is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,197 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ka.tu.piˈɾi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "um tipo de requeijão cremoso vendido em bisnagas".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for catupiry, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is catupiry, spelled C-A-T-U-P-I-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    um tipo de requeijão cremoso vendido em bisnagas

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 "catupiry"?
"catupiry" is spelled C-A-T-U-P-I-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.tu.piˈɾi/.
What does "catupiry" mean?
As a noun, "catupiry" means: um tipo de requeijão cremoso vendido em bisnagas
How do you pronounce "catupiry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catupiry" is /ka.tu.piˈɾi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catupiry" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list