panqueca

/[pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kə], plural: [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kəʃ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,760

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

panqueca is aPortuguesenoun. It means: massa à base de farinha, leite e ovos, normalmente preparada frita no óleo ou na manteiga Pronounced [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kə], plural: [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kəʃ]. Often confused with paquera and panquecas.

Key facts for panqueca
PropertyValue
Headwordpanqueca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kə], plural: [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kəʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,760
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for panqueca is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kə], plural: [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kəʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,760 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for panqueca, with forms such as "apnqueca", "pannqueca", and "panqeuca". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "paquera", "panquecas", 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 panqueca, spelled P-A-N-Q-U-E-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    massa à base de farinha, leite e ovos, normalmente preparada frita no óleo ou na manteiga
  2. 2
    mancha de umidade de transpiração sob as axilas

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apnqueca,pannqueca,panqeuca,panqqueca,panqucea,panqueac,panquecca,panuqeca,paqnueca,pnaqueca,ppanqueca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for panqueca

Misspelling Variants of "panqueca"

apnqueca8pannqueca9panqeuca8panqqueca9panqucea8panqueac8panquecca9panuqeca8
Misspelling Variants of "panqueca"

Frequency rank: #23,760 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "panqueca"?
"panqueca" is spelled P-A-N-Q-U-E-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kə], plural: [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kəʃ].
What does "panqueca" mean?
As a noun, "panqueca" means: massa à base de farinha, leite e ovos, normalmente preparada frita no óleo ou na manteiga
What words are commonly confused with "panqueca"?
"panqueca" is commonly confused with "paquera", "panquecas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "panqueca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "panqueca" is [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kə], plural: [pɐ̃.ˈkʲɛ.kəʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "panqueca" come from?
"panqueca" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.