jangada
/ʒɐ̃.ˈɡa.dɐ/
The verdict
“jangada” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #26,077 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,077
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - conjunto de peças de madeira amarradas umas nas outras, formando uma prancha flutuante, usadas para o transporte de pessoas, mercadorias e animais
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jangada |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʒɐ̃.ˈɡa.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #26,077 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jangada” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for jangada is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʒɐ̃.ˈɡa.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,077 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for jangada, with forms such as "ajngada", "jagnada", and "janagda". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "jogada", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is jangada, spelled J-A-N-G-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1conjunto de peças de madeira amarradas umas nas outras, formando uma prancha flutuante, usadas para o transporte de pessoas, mercadorias e animais
- 2tipo de balsa utilizada na pesca marítima, feita de cinco ou seis toras de madeira, unidas umas às outras por meio de haste de madeira e dotada de um mastro, no qual se iça uma vela triangular
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ajngada,jagnada,janagda,jangaad,jangadda,jangdaa,janggada,janngada,jjangada,jnagada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jangada - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “jangada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-A-N-G-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʒɐ̃.ˈɡa.dɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “jogada” - see the side-by-side comparison. jangada vs jogada
- 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.