pecuária
/pe.kuˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.kʊˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈkwa.ɾjɐ/
The verdict
“pecuária” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,086 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,086
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ramo da indústria agrícola que cuida do estudo, criação, melhoramento genético, práticas de manejo de animais (domésticos ou selvagens), e consequente produção e comercialização de subprodutos como...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pecuária |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pe.kuˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.kʊˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈkwa.ɾjɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,086 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pecuária” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pecuária is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pe.kuˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.kʊˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈkwa.ɾjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,086 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pecuária, with forms such as "epcuária", "pceuária", and "peccuária". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "penúria", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is pecuária, spelled P-E-C-U-Á-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1ramo da indústria agrícola que cuida do estudo, criação, melhoramento genético, práticas de manejo de animais (domésticos ou selvagens), e consequente produção e comercialização de subprodutos como carne, couro, esterco, leite, ovos, penas, seda, etc., sendo considerada uma das formas da economia primária
- 2o conjunto daqueles que se ocupam dessa atividade
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epcuária,pceuária,peccuária,pecuráia,pecuáira,pecuárai,pecuárria,pecáuria,peucária,ppecuária
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pecuária - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “pecuária”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-C-U-Á-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pe.kuˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.kʊˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈkwa.ɾjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “penúria” - see the side-by-side comparison. pecuária vs penúria
- 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.