jandaíra

/ʒɐ̃.daˈi.ɾɐ/

//ʒɐ̃.daˈi.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“jandaíra” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,710 among 464 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,710
frequency rank, Portuguese
464
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - designação comum a algumas espécies de abelhas sem ferrão de cor escura e avermelhada, melíferas

Key facts for jandaíra
PropertyValue
Headwordjandaíra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒɐ̃.daˈi.ɾɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,710
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jandaíra” 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). jandaíra lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jandaíra is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,710 among 464 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʒɐ̃.daˈi.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "designação comum a algumas espécies de abelhas sem ferrão de cor escura e avermelhada, melíferas".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jandaíra in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is jandaíra, spelled J-A-N-D-A-Í-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    designação comum a algumas espécies de abelhas sem ferrão de cor escura e avermelhada, melíferas

Synonyms

manduricão

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 "jandaíra"?
"jandaíra" is spelled J-A-N-D-A-Í-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒɐ̃.daˈi.ɾɐ/.
What does "jandaíra" mean?
As a noun, "jandaíra" means: designação comum a algumas espécies de abelhas sem ferrão de cor escura e avermelhada, melíferas
How do you pronounce "jandaíra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jandaíra" is /ʒɐ̃.daˈi.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jandaíra" come from?
"jandaíra" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “jandaíra”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-A-N-D-A-Í-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʒɐ̃.daˈi.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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