cupim

noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,927

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

cupim is aPortuguesenoun. It means: inseto eusocial da ordem Isoptera, que contém cerca de 2.800 espécies Often confused with cuspir and CPI.

Key facts for cupim
PropertyValue
Headwordcupim
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,927
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cupim is 5 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #41,927 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for cupim, with forms such as "ccupim", "cpuim", and "cuipm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cuspir", "CPI", "cum", and more, 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 cupim, spelled C-U-P-I-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    inseto eusocial da ordem Isoptera, que contém cerca de 2.800 espécies
  2. 2
    corte de carne bovina da região localizada na parte saliente em cima do pescoço dos bois zebuínos

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccupim,cpuim,cuipm,cupimm,cupmi,cuppim,ucpim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cupim

Misspelling Variants of "cupim"

ccupim6cpuim5cuipm5cupimm6cupmi5cuppim6ucpim5
Misspelling Variants of "cupim"

Frequency rank: #41,927 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cupim"?
"cupim" is spelled C-U-P-I-M.
What does "cupim" mean?
As a noun, "cupim" means: inseto eusocial da ordem Isoptera, que contém cerca de 2.800 espécies
What words are commonly confused with "cupim"?
"cupim" is commonly confused with "cuspir", "CPI", "cum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cupim" come from?
"cupim" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.