paparazzi

noun

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The verdict

“paparazzi” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,307. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,307
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fotógrafo que busca imagens de celebridades em situações privadas ou cotidianas, geralmente sem autorização; atua de forma indiscreta para obter fotos de interesse da imprensa sensacionalista

Corpus desk

Index PT-paparazzi · paparazzi · Portuguese

paparazzi · rank #28,307 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,307
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pagão

Nearest frequency peer: pagão (-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 “paparazzi”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “paparazzi” 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 paparazzi
PropertyValue
Headwordpaparazzi
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,307
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “paparazzi”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.paparazzicai 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 “pagão” (#28,306), “orifício” (#28,305), “patriótico” (#28,309). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “paparazzi” fica em #28,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around paparazzi, anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,307 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for paparazzi, with forms such as "apparazzi", "paaprazzi", and "papaarzzi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is paparazzi, spelled P-A-P-A-R-A-Z-Z-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    fotógrafo que busca imagens de celebridades em situações privadas ou cotidianas, geralmente sem autorização; atua de forma indiscreta para obter fotos de interesse da imprensa sensacionalista
  2. 2
    profissional que vende imagens de famosos para tabloides, revistas ou portais de entretenimento

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how paparazzi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Os paparazzi cercaram o ator na saída do restaurante
  2. A perseguição de paparazzi pode gerar conflitos com figuras públicas

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apparazzi
  • paaprazzi
  • papaarzzi
  • paparazi
  • paparaziz
  • paparrazzi
  • paparzazi
  • papparazzi
  • papraazzi
  • ppaarazzi
  • ppaparazzi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apparazzi2paaprazzi2papaarzzi2paparazi1paparaziz2paparrazzi1paparzazi2papparazzi1
Edit distance from "paparazzi"

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 "paparazzi"?
"paparazzi" is spelled P-A-P-A-R-A-Z-Z-I.
What does "paparazzi" mean?
As a noun, "paparazzi" means: fotógrafo que busca imagens de celebridades em situações privadas ou cotidianas, geralmente sem autorização; atua de forma indiscreta para obter fotos de interesse da imprensa sensacionalista
What are common misspellings of "paparazzi"?
Common misspellings include "apparazzi", "paaprazzi", "papaarzzi", "paparazi", "paparaziz". The correct spelling is "paparazzi".
What language does "paparazzi" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

prazeroso#28,335recíproco#28,348legitimar#28,257televisor#28,391

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

merecida11 variantsinegável11 variantshabituar11 variantsvigoroso11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list