parpalhão
/par.pa.'ʎaŋ/
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 May 6, 2026) - codorniz, (Coturnix coturnix)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parpalhão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /par.pa.'ʎaŋ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parpalhão” sits in Portuguese frequency
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
- 1codorniz, (Coturnix coturnix)
Synonyms
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.
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Using “parpalhão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-R-P-A-L-H-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /par.pa.'ʎaŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.