Itaipu

noun

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The verdict

“Itaipu” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,405
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - algo ou alguém com grande potência em um dado quesito

Key facts for Itaipu
PropertyValue
HeadwordItaipu
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,405
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Itaipu” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Itaipu lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Itaipu, anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,405 among 1,526 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "algo ou alguém com grande potência em um dado quesito".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Itaipu, with forms such as "iatipu", "itaippu", and "itaiup". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Itaipu, spelled I-T-A-I-P-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    algo ou alguém com grande potência em um dado quesito

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iatipu
  • itaippu
  • itaiup
  • itapiu
  • itiapu
  • ittaipu
  • tiaipu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Itaipu - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iatipu2itaippu1itaiup2itapiu2itiapu2ittaipu1tiaipu2
Edit distance from "Itaipu"

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 "Itaipu"?
"Itaipu" is spelled I-T-A-I-P-U.
What does "Itaipu" mean?
As a noun, "Itaipu" means: algo ou alguém com grande potência em um dado quesito
What are common misspellings of "Itaipu"?
Common misspellings include "iatipu", "itaippu", "itaiup", "itapiu", "itiapu". The correct spelling is "Itaipu".
What language does "Itaipu" come from?
"Itaipu" 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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Using “Itaipu”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-T-A-I-P-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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