garra
/ˈɡa.Rɐ/
The verdict
“garra” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,073 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,073
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unha aguçada de algumas feras e de aves de rapina
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | garra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡa.Rɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #11,073 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “garra” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for garra is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡa.Rɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,073 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for garra, with forms such as "agrra", "gara", and "garar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "gira", "grua", "gíria", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is garra, spelled G-A-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1unha aguçada de algumas feras e de aves de rapina
- 2unha
- 3dedos
- 4pelo comprido em redor das juntas dos pés da besta
- 5gavinha
- 6cada uma das extremidades de um couro, correspondente aos membros traseiros ou dianteiros
- 7tirania
- 8empenho em fazer algo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agrra,gara,garar,ggarra,grara
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of garra - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “garra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-A-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡa.Rɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gira” - see the side-by-side comparison. garra vs gira
- 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.