marijuana

/mɐ.ɾi.ˈʒwɐ.nɐ/

//mɐ.ɾi.ˈʒwɐ.nɐ// noun

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The verdict

“marijuana” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,713
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - droga estupefaciente de reduzida toxicidade que é uma variedade de cânhamo

Corpus desk

Index PT-marijuana · marijuana · Portuguese

marijuana · rank #24,713 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,713
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH marcenaria

Nearest frequency peer: marcenaria (-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 “marijuana”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “marijuana” 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 marijuana
PropertyValue
Headwordmarijuana
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.ɾi.ˈʒwɐ.nɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,713
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “marijuana”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).marijuanacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “marcenaria” (#24,712), “mediano” (#24,717), “meigo” (#24,718). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “marijuana” fica em #24,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around marijuana (IPA /mɐ.ɾi.ˈʒwɐ.nɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,713 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "droga estupefaciente de reduzida toxicidade que é uma variedade de cânhamo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for marijuana, with forms such as "amrijuana", "mairjuana", and "marijauna". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is marijuana, spelled M-A-R-I-J-U-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    droga estupefaciente de reduzida toxicidade que é uma variedade de cânhamo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrijuana
  • mairjuana
  • marijauna
  • marijjuana
  • marijuaan
  • marijuanna
  • marijunaa
  • mariujana
  • marjiuana
  • marrijuana
  • mmarijuana
  • mraijuana

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marijuana - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amrijuana2mairjuana2marijauna2marijjuana1marijuaan2marijuanna1marijunaa2mariujana2
Edit distance from "marijuana"

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 "marijuana"?
"marijuana" is spelled M-A-R-I-J-U-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ɾi.ˈʒwɐ.nɐ/.
What does "marijuana" mean?
As a noun, "marijuana" means: droga estupefaciente de reduzida toxicidade que é uma variedade de cânhamo
What are common misspellings of "marijuana"?
Common misspellings include "amrijuana", "mairjuana", "marijauna", "marijjuana", "marijuaan". The correct spelling is "marijuana".
How do you pronounce "marijuana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marijuana" is /mɐ.ɾi.ˈʒwɐ.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marijuana" come from?
"marijuana" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mercearia#24,720meteorito#24,722humanismo#24,678framboesa#24,654

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

conceber12 variantscabeçalho12 variantsbenjamim12 variantschilenos12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list