pardaloca

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fêmea do pardal (Passer domesticus), também chamada de pardoca ou pardaleja; apresenta plumagem acastanhada e acinzentada, sem as marcas pretas características dos machos

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Index PT-pardaloca · pardaloca · Portuguese

pardaloca · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 pardaloca
PropertyValue
Headwordpardaloca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pardaloca” em português

pardalocafica 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

pardaloca is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fêmea do pardal (Passer domesticus), também chamada de pardoca ou pardaleja; apresenta plumagem acastanhada e acinzentada, sem as marcas pretas características dos machos".

Zero misspellings are on record for pardaloca in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is pardaloca, spelled P-A-R-D-A-L-O-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fêmea do pardal (Passer domesticus), também chamada de pardoca ou pardaleja; apresenta plumagem acastanhada e acinzentada, sem as marcas pretas características dos machos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A pardaloca constrói o ninho junto ao macho e cuida dos filhotes

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 "pardaloca"?
"pardaloca" is spelled P-A-R-D-A-L-O-C-A.
What does "pardaloca" mean?
As a noun, "pardaloca" means: Fêmea do pardal (Passer domesticus), também chamada de pardoca ou pardaleja; apresenta plumagem acastanhada e acinzentada, sem as marcas pretas características dos machos
What language does "pardaloca" come from?
"pardaloca" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list