couraça

/kow.ˈɾa.sɐ/

//kow.ˈɾa.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“couraça” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,318 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,318
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - armadura para as costas e o peito

Key facts for couraça
PropertyValue
Headwordcouraça
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kow.ˈɾa.sɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,318
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “couraça” 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). couraça lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

couraça is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,318 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kow.ˈɾa.sɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for couraça, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is couraça, spelled C-O-U-R-A-Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    armadura para as costas e o peito
  2. 2
    invólucro protetor de certos animais
  3. 3
    revestimento de aço com que se protegem os navios encouraçados contra a artilharia; blindagem
  4. 4
    o que serve de amparo ou resguardo contra a maledicência e má sorte

Synonyms

coiraçaarmadura

This word in other languages

cuirass(English)coraza(Español)cuirasse(Français)Kürass(Deutsch)

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 "couraça"?
"couraça" is spelled C-O-U-R-A-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kow.ˈɾa.sɐ/.
What does "couraça" mean?
As a noun, "couraça" means: armadura para as costas e o peito
How do you pronounce "couraça"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couraça" is /kow.ˈɾa.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couraça" come from?
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Using “couraça”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-U-R-A-Ç-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kow.ˈɾa.sɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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