peixe

//ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,341

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

peixe is aPortuguesenoun. It means: animal aquático pecilotérmico, dotado de corpo fusiforme, nadadeiras e guelras Pronounced /ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/. It ranks #2,341 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with pie and pix.

Key facts for peixe
PropertyValue
Headwordpeixe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,341
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of peixe in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for peixe is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,341 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for peixe, with forms such as "epixe", "peiex", and "peixxe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "pie", "pix", "pele", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is peixe, spelled P-E-I-X-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    animal aquático pecilotérmico, dotado de corpo fusiforme, nadadeiras e guelras
  2. 2
    assunto
  3. 3
    santista

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epixe,peiex,peixxe,pexie,piexe,ppeixe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for peixe

Misspelling Variants of "peixe"

epixe5peiex5peixxe6pexie5piexe5ppeixe6
Misspelling Variants of "peixe"

Frequency rank: #2,341 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peixe"?
"peixe" is spelled P-E-I-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/.
What does "peixe" mean?
As a noun, "peixe" means: animal aquático pecilotérmico, dotado de corpo fusiforme, nadadeiras e guelras
What words are commonly confused with "peixe"?
"peixe" is commonly confused with "pie", "pix", "pele". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peixe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peixe" is /ˈpej.ʃi/ plural: /ˈpej.ʃis/ ou /ˈpej.ʃiʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peixe" come from?
"peixe" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.