harpa

/ˈaɾ.pɐ/

//ˈaɾ.pɐ// noun

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The verdict

“harpa” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,188
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento musical de cordas triangular

Corpus desk

Index PT-harpa · harpa · Portuguese

harpa · rank #30,188 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,188
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH grow

Nearest frequency peer: grow (-3 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “harpa”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “harpa” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

harpa vs hora
60% similar
harpa vs hart
60% similar
harpa vs hera
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for harpa
PropertyValue
Headwordharpa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈaɾ.pɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,188
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “harpa”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).harpacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “grow” (#30,185), “hesitar” (#30,192), “heterossexualidade” (#30,193). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “harpa” fica em #30,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around harpa (IPA /ˈaɾ.pɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,188 among 409 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "instrumento musical de cordas triangular".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for harpa, with forms such as "ahrpa", "hapra", and "harap". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "hora", "hart", "hera", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is harpa, spelled H-A-R-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento musical de cordas triangular

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how harpa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Herdara aquilo da sua mãe, uma senhora magra, que tocava harpa, passava a vida a ler versos.

This word in other languages

harp(English)arpa(Español)harpe(Français)Harfe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrpa
  • hapra
  • harap
  • harppa
  • harrpa
  • hharpa
  • hrapa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of harpa - 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.

ahrpa2hapra2harap2harppa1harrpa1hharpa1hrapa2
Edit distance from "harpa"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "harpa"?
"harpa" is spelled H-A-R-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaɾ.pɐ/.
What does "harpa" mean?
As a noun, "harpa" means: instrumento musical de cordas triangular
What words are commonly confused with "harpa"?
"harpa" is commonly confused with "hora", "hart", "hera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "harpa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harpa" is /ˈaɾ.pɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "harpa" come from?
"harpa" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "harpa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

funil#30,167frade#30,162malte#30,244means#30,253

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

dócil7 variantsdublê7 variantsmiopia7 variantspulga7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list