mariposa
The verdict
“mariposa” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #25,389 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,389
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - espécie de borboleta de hábitos noturnos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mariposa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,389 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mariposa” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for mariposa is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #25,389 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 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
- 1espécie de borboleta de hábitos noturnos
- 2prostituta
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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 “mariposa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-R-I-P-O-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.