paraquedista

Name: paraquedista, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/pa.ɾɐ.kɨ.ˈdiʃ.tɐ/

//pa.ɾɐ.kɨ.ˈdiʃ.tɐ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“paraquedista” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,721
frequency rank, Portuguese: 1,578
“P” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquele ou aquela que se atira de paraquedas

Corpus desk

Index PT-paraquedista · paraquedista · Portuguese

paraquedista · rank #40,721 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #40,721
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 1,578
PHOTO-FINISH panetone

Nearest frequency peer: panetone (-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.

omo

59,290
oprimir

59,289
originar

59,286
palhinha

59,282
panetone

59,281
paraquedista

59,280

What this shows “paraquedista” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Key facts for paraquedista
Property	Value
Headword	paraquedista
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/pa.ɾɐ.kɨ.ˈdiʃ.tɐ/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#40,721
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “paraquedista”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).paraquedistacai aqui:

#40,721

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “panetone” (#40,720), “palhinha” (#40,719), “originar” (#40,715). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “paraquedista” fica em #40,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around paraquedista (IPA /pa.ɾɐ.kɨ.ˈdiʃ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,721 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for paraquedista, with forms such as "apraquedista", "paarquedista", and "paraqeudista". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is paraquedista, spelled P-A-R-A-Q-U-E-D-I-S-T-A.

Definition

1
aquele ou aquela que se atira de paraquedas
2
soldado que se lança de paraquedas
3
quem se exercita e especializa em saltos em paraquedas
4
cidadão que se candidata a um cargo público em uma região diferente da que reside, pois crê que assim terá mais chances de se eleger

This word in other languages

carpetbagger(English)parachutiste(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

apraquedista
paarquedista
paraqeudista
paraqquedista
paraqudeista
paraqueddista
paraquedisat
paraquedissta
paraquedistta
paraqueditsa
paraquedsita
paraqueidsta
parauqedista
parqauedista
parraquedista
pparaquedista
praaquedista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "paraquedista"

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 "paraquedista"?

"paraquedista" is spelled P-A-R-A-Q-U-E-D-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pa.ɾɐ.kɨ.ˈdiʃ.tɐ/.

What does "paraquedista" mean?

As a noun, "paraquedista" means: aquele ou aquela que se atira de paraquedas

What are common misspellings of "paraquedista"?

Common misspellings include "apraquedista", "paarquedista", "paraqeudista", "paraqquedista", "paraqudeista". The correct spelling is "paraquedista".

How do you pronounce "paraquedista"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paraquedista" is /pa.ɾɐ.kɨ.ˈdiʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "paraquedista" come from?

"paraquedista" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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