nuca
/ˈnu.kɐ/
The verdict
“nuca” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,197 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,197
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - parte posterior e superior do pescoço
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 | nuca |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnu.kɐ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #14,197 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nuca” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for nuca is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈnu.kɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,197 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "parte posterior e superior do pescoço".
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for nuca, with forms such as "ncua", "nuac", and "nucca". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "num", "nur", "nun", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is nuca, spelled N-U-C-A.
Definition
- 1parte posterior e superior do pescoço
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ncua,nuac,nucca,unca
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nuca - 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 “nuca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-U-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈnu.kɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “num” - see the side-by-side comparison. nuca vs num
- 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.