passarela
/pɐ.sɐ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ/
The verdict
“passarela” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #15,416 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,416
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - local onde modelos fazem desfiles de moda
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | passarela |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɐ.sɐ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #15,416 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “passarela” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for passarela is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɐ.sɐ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,416 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for passarela, with forms such as "apssarela", "pasarela", and "pasasrela". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is passarela, spelled P-A-S-S-A-R-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1local onde modelos fazem desfiles de moda
- 2passagem elevada para pedestres em vias de tráfego intenso
- 3qualquer passarinho
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apssarela,pasarela,pasasrela,passaerla,passareal,passarella,passarlea,passarrela,passraela,ppassarela,psasarela
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of passarela - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “passarela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-S-S-A-R-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɐ.sɐ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ/ (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.