parpalhão

/par.pa.'ʎaŋ/

//par.pa.'ʎaŋ// noun

The verdict

“parpalhão” 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) - codorniz, (Coturnix coturnix)

Corpus desk

Index PT-parpalhao · parpalhão · Portuguese

parpalhão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for parpalhão
PropertyValue
Headwordparpalhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/par.pa.'ʎaŋ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “parpalhão” em português

parpalhãofica 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

parpalhão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /par.pa.'ʎaŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "codorniz, (Coturnix coturnix)".

parpalhão has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is parpalhão, spelled P-A-R-P-A-L-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    codorniz, (Coturnix coturnix)

Synonyms

cantagrácoalhacodornacodornizacoturnizparpalháparpalhazaparpalhizpaspalhápaspalharpaspalháspazpalhaosaltagrátrastalhá

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 "parpalhão"?
"parpalhão" is spelled P-A-R-P-A-L-H-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /par.pa.'ʎaŋ/.
What does "parpalhão" mean?
As a noun, "parpalhão" means: codorniz, (Coturnix coturnix)
How do you pronounce "parpalhão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parpalhão" is /par.pa.'ʎaŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parpalhão" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list