jacarandá

noun

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The verdict

“jacarandá” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #63,627 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#63,627
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - árvore da família das Bignoniáceas fornecedora da madeira pau-santo

Key facts for jacarandá
PropertyValue
Headwordjacarandá
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,627
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jacarandá” 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). jacarandá lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for jacarandá is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #63,627 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

jacarandá has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is jacarandá, spelled J-A-C-A-R-A-N-D-Á.

Definition

  1. 1
    árvore da família das Bignoniáceas fornecedora da madeira pau-santo
  2. 2
    preto (homem)

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 "jacarandá"?
"jacarandá" is spelled J-A-C-A-R-A-N-D-Á.
What does "jacarandá" mean?
As a noun, "jacarandá" means: árvore da família das Bignoniáceas fornecedora da madeira pau-santo
What language does "jacarandá" come from?
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Using “jacarandá”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-A-C-A-R-A-N-D-Á - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list