paçoca

//paˈsɔkɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,581

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

paçoca is aPortuguesenoun. It means: espécie de farinha de vários ingredientes triturados juntos no pilão Pronounced /paˈsɔkɐ/. Often confused with poça and pança.

Key facts for paçoca
PropertyValue
Headwordpaçoca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/paˈsɔkɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,581
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of paçoca in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for paçoca is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /paˈsɔkɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #48,581 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for paçoca, with forms such as "apçoca", "paoçca", and "paçcoa". 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.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "poça", "pança", "pacote", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is paçoca, spelled P-A-Ç-O-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de farinha de vários ingredientes triturados juntos no pilão
  2. 2
    comida típica da região nordeste do Brasil, feita principalmente com carne-seca assada e farinha amarela
  3. 3
    doce feito de amendoim socado com açúcar e farinha
  4. 4
    doce feito de castanha-do-pará assada e socada com farinha-d'água, sal e açúcar
  5. 5
    confusão de coisas bagunçadas
  6. 6
    algo amassado
  7. 7
    circunstância complicada; trapalhada

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apçoca,paoçca,paçcoa,paçoac,paçocca,ppaçoca,pçaoca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for paçoca

Misspelling Variants of "paçoca"

apçoca6paoçca6paçcoa6paçoac6paçocca7ppaçoca7pçaoca6
Misspelling Variants of "paçoca"

Frequency rank: #48,581 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paçoca"?
"paçoca" is spelled P-A-Ç-O-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /paˈsɔkɐ/.
What does "paçoca" mean?
As a noun, "paçoca" means: espécie de farinha de vários ingredientes triturados juntos no pilão
What words are commonly confused with "paçoca"?
"paçoca" is commonly confused with "poça", "pança", "pacote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paçoca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paçoca" is /paˈsɔkɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paçoca" come from?
"paçoca" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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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.