ganha-pão

/ga.ɲa.'paŋ/

//ga.ɲa.'paŋ// noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ganha-pão, ofício, meios ou instrumentos para ganhar a vida

Corpus desk

Index PT-ganha-pao · ganha-pão · Portuguese

ganha-pão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for ganha-pão
PropertyValue
Headwordganha-pão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ga.ɲa.'paŋ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ganha-pão” em português

ganha-pãofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ganha-pão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ga.ɲa.'paŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ganha-pão in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ganha-pão, spelled G-A-N-H-A---P-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ganha-pão, ofício, meios ou instrumentos para ganhar a vida
  2. 2
    ganha-pão, ganhão, jornaleiro
  3. 3
    ganapão, aro metálico que forma a boca de um saco de rede que provido de um cabo serve para pegar peixe ou marisco

Synonyms

canhapãoganapãoladroeirarouba-peixetrueiro

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 "ganha-pão"?
"ganha-pão" is spelled G-A-N-H-A---P-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ga.ɲa.'paŋ/.
What does "ganha-pão" mean?
As a noun, "ganha-pão" means: ganha-pão, ofício, meios ou instrumentos para ganhar a vida
How do you pronounce "ganha-pão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ganha-pão" is /ga.ɲa.'paŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ganha-pão" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list