papoila
/pɐ.ˈpoj.lɐ/
The verdict
“papoila” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,778 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,778
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta com grandes flores de quatro pétalas, do gênero Papaver, entre elas a Papaver somniferum, dormideira, que contêm ópio
Corpus desk
Index PT-papoila · papoila · Portuguese
papoila · rank #69,778 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,778
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH peninsular
Nearest frequency peer: peninsular (+11 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “papoila”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- obtuso
obtuso
30,239 corpus weight
- oder
oder
30,238 corpus weight
- papoila
papoila
30,223 corpus weight
- peninsular
peninsular
30,212 corpus weight
- perambular
perambular
30,209 corpus weight
- polifonia
polifonia
30,199 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “papoila” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | papoila |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɐ.ˈpoj.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “papoila” em português
Rare enough to double-check
papoila is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,778 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɐ.ˈpoj.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "planta com grandes flores de quatro pétalas, do gênero Papaver, entre elas a Papaver somniferum, dormideira, que contêm ópio".
papoila has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is papoila, spelled P-A-P-O-I-L-A.
Definition
- 1planta com grandes flores de quatro pétalas, do gênero Papaver, entre elas a Papaver somniferum, dormideira, que contêm ópio
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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.
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