matraca

/mɐ.ˈtɾa.kɐ/

//mɐ.ˈtɾa.kɐ// noun

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The verdict

“matraca” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,081 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,081
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instrumento de madeira formado de tábuas com argolas móveis que se agitam para fazer barulho

Key facts for matraca
PropertyValue
Headwordmatraca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.ˈtɾa.kɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,081
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “matraca” 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). matraca lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

matraca is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,081 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɐ.ˈtɾa.kɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for matraca in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is matraca, spelled M-A-T-R-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento de madeira formado de tábuas com argolas móveis que se agitam para fazer barulho
  2. 2
    pessoa que fala muito

This word in other languages

ratchet(English)matraca(Español)crécelle(Français)Ratsche(Deutsch)

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 "matraca"?
"matraca" is spelled M-A-T-R-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ˈtɾa.kɐ/.
What does "matraca" mean?
As a noun, "matraca" means: instrumento de madeira formado de tábuas com argolas móveis que se agitam para fazer barulho
How do you pronounce "matraca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matraca" is /mɐ.ˈtɾa.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matraca" come from?
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Using “matraca”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-T-R-A-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mɐ.ˈtɾa.kɐ/ (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