palha

/ˈpa.ʎɐ/

//ˈpa.ʎɐ// adj

The verdict

“palha” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,083
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fraco ou ruim

Corpus desk

Index PT-palha · palha · Portuguese

palha · rank #9,083 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,083
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pastoral

Nearest frequency peer: pastoral (+2 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 “palha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “palha” 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).

palha vs para
60% similar
palha vs papa
60% similar
palha vs pata
60% similar

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

Key facts for palha
PropertyValue
Headwordpalha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpa.ʎɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,083
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “palha”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).palhacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pastoral” (#9,085), “pecuária” (#9,086), “nascidos” (#9,079). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “palha” fica em #9,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around palha (IPA /ˈpa.ʎɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,083 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "fraco ou ruim".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for palha, with forms such as "aplha", "pahla", and "palah". 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, "para", "papa", "pata", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is palha, spelled P-A-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    fraco ou ruim

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplha
  • pahla
  • palah
  • palhha
  • pallha
  • plaha
  • ppalha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palha - 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.

aplha2pahla2palah2palhha1pallha1plaha2ppalha1
Edit distance from "palha"

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 "palha"?
"palha" is spelled P-A-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpa.ʎɐ/.
What does "palha" mean?
As an adjective, "palha" means: fraco ou ruim
What words are commonly confused with "palha"?
"palha" is commonly confused with "para", "papa", "pata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "palha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palha" is /ˈpa.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palha" come from?
"palha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "palha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list