pagode
/pɐ.ˈɡɔ.dɨ/
The verdict
“pagode” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,201 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,201
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - templo ou monumento memorial budista, composto por uma torre com múltiplas beiradas
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 | pagode |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɐ.ˈɡɔ.dɨ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pagode” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pagode is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɐ.ˈɡɔ.dɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,201 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pagode, with forms such as "apgode", "pagdoe", and "paggode". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "parede", "pacote", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pagode, spelled P-A-G-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1templo ou monumento memorial budista, composto por uma torre com múltiplas beiradas
- 2moeda de ouro utilizada no sul da Índia no século XVI
- 3estilo musical, variedade do samba
- 4por extensão, roda de samba, reunião de sambistas
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apgode,pagdoe,paggode,pagodde,pagoed,paogde,pgaode,ppagode
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pagode - 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 “pagode”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-G-O-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɐ.ˈɡɔ.dɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “parede” - see the side-by-side comparison. pagode vs parede
- 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.