núpcias

/ˈnu.psjɐʃ/

//ˈnu.psjɐʃ// noun

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The verdict

“núpcias” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,482. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,482
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - casamento, esponsais ou sua comemoração

Corpus desk

Index PT-nupcias · núpcias · Portuguese

núpcias · rank #26,482 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,482
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH native

Nearest frequency peer: native (-4 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 “núpcias”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “núpcias” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

núpcias vs nupcial
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for núpcias
PropertyValue
Headwordnúpcias
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈnu.psjɐʃ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,482
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “núpcias”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “native” (#26,478), “observância” (#26,486), “narcotráfico” (#26,477). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “núpcias” fica em #26,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around núpcias (IPA /ˈnu.psjɐʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,482 among 360 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for núpcias, with forms such as "nnúpcias", "npúcias", and "núcpias". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nupcial", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is núpcias, spelled N-Ú-P-C-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    casamento, esponsais ou sua comemoração
  2. 2
    oportunidade, ocasião

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Após o casamento, partiram em viagem de núpcias.
  2. Por falta de entendimento, ficou tudo adiado para segundas núpcias.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnúpcias
  • npúcias
  • núcpias
  • núpcais
  • núpccias
  • núpciass
  • núpcisa
  • núpicas
  • núppcias
  • únpcias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of núpcias - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nnúpcias1npúcias2núcpias2núpcais2núpccias1núpciass1núpcisa2núpicas2
Edit distance from "núpcias"

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 "núpcias"?
"núpcias" is spelled N-Ú-P-C-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnu.psjɐʃ/.
What does "núpcias" mean?
As a noun, "núpcias" means: casamento, esponsais ou sua comemoração
What words are commonly confused with "núpcias"?
"núpcias" is commonly confused with "nupcial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "núpcias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "núpcias" is /ˈnu.psjɐʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "núpcias" come from?
"núpcias" 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 "núpcias", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quartzo#26,528ginasta#26,403flutuar#26,394writing#26,599

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

manuseio10 variantsíngreme10 variantsbeltrão10 variantscloreto10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list