centopeia
/sẽⁿ.to.ˈpɛj.ɐ/
The verdict
“centopeia” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #55,997 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #55,997
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - artrópode da classe dos quilópodes (Chilopoda)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centopeia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sẽⁿ.to.ˈpɛj.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “centopeia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for centopeia is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sẽⁿ.to.ˈpɛj.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #55,997 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
centopeia has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is centopeia, spelled C-E-N-T-O-P-E-I-A.
Definition
- 1artrópode da classe dos quilópodes (Chilopoda)
- 2mulher idosa de aparência desagradável
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “centopeia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-E-N-T-O-P-E-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sẽⁿ.to.ˈpɛj.ɐ/ (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.