peba

noun

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The verdict

“peba” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,219 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,219
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - redução de tatupeba, um tatu amarronzado e de pelos esparsos na carapaça (Euphractus sexcinctus)

Key facts for peba
PropertyValue
Headwordpeba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “peba” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). peba lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peba is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,219 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for peba in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 peba, spelled P-E-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    redução de tatupeba, um tatu amarronzado e de pelos esparsos na carapaça (Euphractus sexcinctus)
  2. 2
    peixe de flancos e ventre prateado (Centropomus paralellus), encontrado em águas salobras e rios; robalo
  3. 3
    na gíria policial, estereótipo correspondente ao delinquente urbano

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peba"?
"peba" is spelled P-E-B-A.
What does "peba" mean?
As a noun, "peba" means: redução de tatupeba, um tatu amarronzado e de pelos esparsos na carapaça (Euphractus sexcinctus)
What language does "peba" come from?
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Using “peba”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list