edamame

/e.daˈmɐ̃.mi/

//e.daˈmɐ̃.mi// noun

The verdict

“edamame” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vagens de soja verdes cozidas, geralmente servidas como aperitivo

Key facts for edamame
PropertyValue
Headwordedamame
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/e.daˈmɐ̃.mi/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “edamame” sits in Portuguese frequency

edamame falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

edamame is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /e.daˈmɐ̃.mi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vagens de soja verdes cozidas, geralmente servidas como aperitivo".

No generated misspelling entries exist for edamame in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is edamame, spelled E-D-A-M-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vagens de soja verdes cozidas, geralmente servidas como aperitivo

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "edamame"?
"edamame" is spelled E-D-A-M-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /e.daˈmɐ̃.mi/.
What does "edamame" mean?
As a noun, "edamame" means: vagens de soja verdes cozidas, geralmente servidas como aperitivo
How do you pronounce "edamame"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "edamame" is /e.daˈmɐ̃.mi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "edamame" come from?
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Using “edamame”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-D-A-M-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /e.daˈmɐ̃.mi/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list