pecuária

/pe.kuˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.kʊˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈkwa.ɾjɐ/

//pe.kuˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.kʊˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈkwa.ɾjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“pecuária” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,086. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,086
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index PT-pecuaria · pecuária · Portuguese

pecuária · rank #9,086 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,086
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pastoral

Nearest frequency peer: pastoral (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “pecuária”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “pecuária” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pecuária vs penúria
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pecuária
PropertyValue
Headwordpecuária
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pe.kuˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.kʊˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈkwa.ɾjɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,086
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pecuária”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pecuáriacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pastoral” (#9,085), “pesar” (#9,088), “palha” (#9,083). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pecuária” fica em #9,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pecuária (IPA /pe.kuˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.kʊˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈkwa.ɾjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,086 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    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 carne, couro, esterco, leite, ovos, penas, seda, etc., sendo considerada uma das formas da economia primária
  2. 2
    o conjunto daqueles que se ocupam dessa atividade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pecuária appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. De tudo o que sai do campo no Brasil, nenhuma outra atividade ocupa tanto espaço como a pecuária.

This word in other languages

cattlebreeding(English)ganadería(Español)élevage(Français)Tierhaltung(Deutsch)

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.

epcuária2pceuária2peccuária1pecuráia2pecuáira2pecuárai2pecuárria1pecáuria2
Edit distance from "pecuária"

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 "pecuária"?
"pecuária" is spelled P-E-C-U-Á-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pe.kuˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.kʊˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈkwa.ɾjɐ/.
What does "pecuária" mean?
As a noun, "pecuária" means: 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...
What words are commonly confused with "pecuária"?
"pecuária" is commonly confused with "penúria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pecuária"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pecuária" is /pe.kuˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.kʊˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈkwa.ɾjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pecuária" come from?
"pecuária" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pecuária", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pastoral#9,085nascidos#9,079interino#9,065estender#9,049

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

corrupto10 variantscovarde10 variantsdepressa10 variantsvencido10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list