jacaré

/ʒa.ka.ˈɾɛ/

//ʒa.ka.ˈɾɛ// noun

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The verdict

“jacaré” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,775
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - espécie de crocodilo

Corpus desk

Index PT-jacare · jacaré · Portuguese

jacaré · rank #13,775 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,775
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH job

Nearest frequency peer: job (+1 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 “jacaré”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “jacaré” 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
Key facts for jacaré
PropertyValue
Headwordjacaré
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒa.ka.ˈɾɛ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,775
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “jacaré”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).jacarécai 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 “job” (#13,776), “inserido” (#13,771), “lingerie” (#13,780). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jacaré” fica em #13,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around jacaré (IPA /ʒa.ka.ˈɾɛ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,775 among 196 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for jacaré, with forms such as "ajcaré", "jaacré", and "jacarré". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 jacaré, spelled J-A-C-A-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de crocodilo
  2. 2
    caimão
  3. 3
    no jogo do bicho, o décimo quinto grupo de quatro dezenas que inclui os números de 57 a 60
  4. 4
    pessoa que está a rondar, comumente bem atenta para se informar de detalhes do que se passa na vida alheia de alguém em particular

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A♂: —"Que tem aí dentro?" B♂: — "Sai pra lá jacaré, é pra mim".

This word in other languages

alligator(English)yacaré(Español)jacara(Français)Alligator(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajcaré
  • jaacré
  • jacarré
  • jacaér
  • jaccaré
  • jacraé
  • jcaaré
  • jjacaré

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ajcaré2jaacré2jacarré1jacaér2jaccaré1jacraé2jcaaré2jjacaré1
Edit distance from "jacaré"

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 "jacaré"?
"jacaré" is spelled J-A-C-A-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒa.ka.ˈɾɛ/.
What does "jacaré" mean?
As a noun, "jacaré" means: espécie de crocodilo
What are common misspellings of "jacaré"?
Common misspellings include "ajcaré", "jaacré", "jacarré", "jacaér", "jaccaré". The correct spelling is "jacaré".
How do you pronounce "jacaré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jacaré" is /ʒa.ka.ˈɾɛ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jacaré" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

number#13,801orange#13,803formos#13,742fluido#13,741

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

mutação8 variantspassivo8 variantstrust8 variantsamparo8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list