harpia
The verdict
“harpia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,783 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,783
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 409
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - monstro mitológico da antiga Grécia, parte mulher, parte abutre
Corpus desk
Index PT-harpia · harpia · Portuguese
harpia · rank #52,783 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,783
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 409
- PHOTO-FINISH hipnotizar
Nearest frequency peer: hipnotizar (+5 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “harpia”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- glacê
glacê
47,232 corpus weight
- gonorreia
gonorreia
47,231 corpus weight
- harpia
harpia
47,218 corpus weight
- hipnotizar
hipnotizar
47,213 corpus weight
- hispano
hispano
47,212 corpus weight
- holofote
holofote
47,211 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “harpia” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | harpia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,783 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “harpia” em português
Rare enough to double-check
harpia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,783 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for harpia, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is harpia, spelled H-A-R-P-I-A.
Definition
- 1monstro mitológico da antiga Grécia, parte mulher, parte abutre
- 2ave também chamada de gavião-real, cujo nome científico é Harpia harpyja
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how harpia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Uma experiência tentará amanhã reintroduzir pela primeira vez um exemplar de harpia ou gavião-real (Harpia harpyja) em seu hábitat.
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); 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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