mariposa

noun

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The verdict

“mariposa” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,389
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-mariposa · mariposa · Portuguese

mariposa · rank #25,389 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,389
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH menstrual

Nearest frequency peer: menstrual (+6 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 “mariposa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mariposa” 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 mariposa
PropertyValue
Headwordmariposa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,389
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mariposa”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).mariposacai 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 “menstrual” (#25,395), “message” (#25,396), “mestiço” (#25,397). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mariposa” fica em #25,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around mariposa, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,389 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mariposa, with forms such as "amriposa", "mairposa", and "mariopsa". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 mariposa, spelled M-A-R-I-P-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de borboleta de hábitos noturnos
  2. 2
    prostituta

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Estão listados no livreto cada tipo de besouro, traça, mariposa, caruncho e larvas do café, do trigo, do fumo, do milho e do feijão.

Synonyms

traçabruxa

This word in other languages

moth(English)polilla(Español)papillon de nuit(Français)Nachtfalter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amriposa
  • mairposa
  • mariopsa
  • maripoas
  • maripossa
  • maripposa
  • maripsoa
  • marpiosa
  • marriposa
  • mmariposa
  • mraiposa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mariposa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amriposa2mairposa2mariopsa2maripoas2maripossa1maripposa1maripsoa2marpiosa2
Edit distance from "mariposa"

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 "mariposa"?
"mariposa" is spelled M-A-R-I-P-O-S-A.
What does "mariposa" mean?
As a noun, "mariposa" means: espécie de borboleta de hábitos noturnos
What are common misspellings of "mariposa"?
Common misspellings include "amriposa", "mairposa", "mariopsa", "maripoas", "maripossa". The correct spelling is "mariposa".
What language does "mariposa" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

orquídea#25,418pediatra#25,425grelhado#25,325sinónimo#25,490

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ketchup11 variantsempossado11 variantseclético11 variantsagilizar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list