cupcake
/ˈkʌpkeɪk/
The verdict
“cupcake” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #29,300 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,300
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequeno bolo para servir uma só pessoa, frequentemente assado em um pequeno copo de papel alumínio
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cupcake |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌpkeɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #29,300 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cupcake” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cupcake is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkʌpkeɪk/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,300 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "pequeno bolo para servir uma só pessoa, frequentemente assado em um pequeno copo de papel alumínio".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cupcake, with forms such as "ccupcake", "cpucake", and "cucpake". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 cupcake, spelled C-U-P-C-A-K-E.
Definition
- 1pequeno bolo para servir uma só pessoa, frequentemente assado em um pequeno copo de papel alumínio
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccupcake,cpucake,cucpake,cupacke,cupcaek,cupcakke,cupccake,cupckae,cuppcake,ucpcake
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cupcake - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “cupcake”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-U-P-C-A-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkʌpkeɪk/ (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
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.