jacá
/ʒa.ˈka/
The verdict
“jacá” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Brasil) cesto feito de taquara trançada
Corpus desk
Index PT-jaca · jacá · Portuguese
jacá · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jacá |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʒa.ˈka/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “jacá” em português
Rare enough to double-check
jacá is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʒa.ˈka/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Brasil) cesto feito de taquara trançada".
No generated misspelling entries exist for jacá in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is jacá, spelled J-A-C-Á.
Definition
- 1(Brasil) cesto feito de taquara trançada
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.