pança

/ˈpɐ̃.sɐ/

//ˈpɐ̃.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“pança” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #39,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,779
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um dos estômagos dos ruminantes, o primeiro e o maior; bandulho

Corpus desk

Index PT-panca · pança · Portuguese

pança · rank #39,779 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,779
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH paiol

Nearest frequency peer: paiol (-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 “pança”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pança” 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).

pança vs para
60% similar
pança vs peça
60% similar
pança vs papa
60% similar

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

Key facts for pança
PropertyValue
Headwordpança
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɐ̃.sɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,779
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pança”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.pançacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “paiol” (#39,777), “patológico” (#39,784), “peculiaridade” (#39,785). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pança” fica em #39,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pança (IPA /ˈpɐ̃.sɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,779 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pança, with forms such as "apnça", "panaç", and "pannça". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "para", "peça", "papa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is pança, spelled P-A-N-Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    um dos estômagos dos ruminantes, o primeiro e o maior; bandulho
  2. 2
    grande barriga; estômago de grande capacidade

This word in other languages

panza(Español)panse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apnça
  • panaç
  • pannça
  • paçna
  • pnaça
  • ppança

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apnça2panaç2pannça1paçna2pnaça2ppança1
Edit distance from "pança"

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 "pança"?
"pança" is spelled P-A-N-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɐ̃.sɐ/.
What does "pança" mean?
As a noun, "pança" means: um dos estômagos dos ruminantes, o primeiro e o maior; bandulho
What words are commonly confused with "pança"?
"pança" is commonly confused with "para", "peça", "papa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pança"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pança" is /ˈpɐ̃.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pança" come from?
"pança" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

paiol#39,777penis#39,788nevar#39,763pitch#39,801

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

puxão6 variantstopar6 variantswent6 variantségide6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list