papeira

/pɐ.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/

//pɐ.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“papeira” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - doença da infância geralmente inócua; a inflamação de uma ou ambas glândulas salivares parótidas, responsáveis por produzir saliva, são sua principal característica

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Index PT-papeira · papeira · Portuguese

papeira · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for papeira
PropertyValue
Headwordpapeira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐ.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “papeira” em português

papeirafica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

papeira is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɐ.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "doença da infância geralmente inócua; a inflamação de uma ou ambas glândulas salivares parótidas, responsáveis por produzir saliva, são sua principal característica".

papeira has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is papeira, spelled P-A-P-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    doença da infância geralmente inócua; a inflamação de uma ou ambas glândulas salivares parótidas, responsáveis por produzir saliva, são sua principal característica

Synonyms

trasorelhocaxumba

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "papeira"?
"papeira" is spelled P-A-P-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "papeira" mean?
As a noun, "papeira" means: doença da infância geralmente inócua; a inflamação de uma ou ambas glândulas salivares parótidas, responsáveis por produzir saliva, são sua principal característica
How do you pronounce "papeira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "papeira" is /pɐ.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "papeira" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list