párpado
/ˈpɑrrpɑdu/
The verdict
“párpado” 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) - o mesmo que pálpebra
Corpus desk
Index PT-parpado · párpado · Portuguese
párpado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | párpado |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɑrrpɑdu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “párpado” em português
Rare enough to double-check
párpado is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɑrrpɑdu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o mesmo que pálpebra".
párpado has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is párpado, spelled P-Á-R-P-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1o mesmo que pálpebra
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how párpado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dentro do párpado dos olhos há um pequeno globo, vulgarmente chamado o bugalho do olho, formado por três membranas, as quais, indo de fora para dentro (...)
O oficial tem uns beiços que não dão com a cara, que é delicada, a pele bem pregada ao osso, a testa alta, de parietais salientes, a arcada de sobrolho curta onde se encaixa a lente, o párpado da olheira única como um prodígio naquela enxutez mate. Mas a boca é larga, ornada de comissuras possantes.
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.