pardaloca
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pardaloca |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pardaloca” em português
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
- 1Fêmea 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 exampleThese source excerpts show how pardaloca appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A pardaloca constrói o ninho junto ao macho e cuida dos filhotes
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