palhaçada

/pɐ.ʎɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/

//pɐ.ʎɐ.ˈsa.dɐ// noun

The verdict

“palhaçada” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,385. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,385
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de palhaço; dito de palhaço

Corpus desk

Index PT-palhacada · palhaçada · Portuguese

palhaçada · rank #20,385 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,385
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH palito

Nearest frequency peer: palito (+1 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 “palhaçada”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “palhaçada” 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
Key facts for palhaçada
PropertyValue
Headwordpalhaçada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐ.ʎɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,385
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “palhaçada”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).palhaçadacai 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 “palito” (#20,386), “ortografia” (#20,383), “patrulhamento” (#20,390). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “palhaçada” fica em #20,385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around palhaçada (IPA /pɐ.ʎɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,385 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for palhaçada, with forms such as "aplhaçada", "pahlaçada", and "palahçada". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is palhaçada, spelled P-A-L-H-A-Ç-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de palhaço; dito de palhaço
  2. 2
    cena ridícula e burlesca
  3. 3
    grupo de palhaços
  4. 4
    mascarada

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplhaçada
  • pahlaçada
  • palahçada
  • palhaaçda
  • palhaçaad
  • palhaçadda
  • palhaçdaa
  • palhhaçada
  • palhçaada
  • pallhaçada
  • plahaçada
  • ppalhaçada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palhaçada - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aplhaçada2pahlaçada2palahçada2palhaaçda2palhaçaad2palhaçadda1palhaçdaa2palhhaçada1
Edit distance from "palhaçada"

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 "palhaçada"?
"palhaçada" is spelled P-A-L-H-A-Ç-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ʎɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/.
What does "palhaçada" mean?
As a noun, "palhaçada" means: ato de palhaço; dito de palhaço
What are common misspellings of "palhaçada"?
Common misspellings include "aplhaçada", "pahlaçada", "palahçada", "palhaaçda", "palhaçaad". The correct spelling is "palhaçada".
How do you pronounce "palhaçada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palhaçada" is /pɐ.ʎɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palhaçada" come from?
"palhaçada" 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 "palhaçada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list