peixe-boi
The verdict
“peixe-boi” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mamífero aquático da família triquequídeo, pode ser encontrado tanto na variação de água doce quanto de água salgada
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peixe-boi |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “peixe-boi” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
peixe-boi is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mamífero aquático da família triquequídeo, pode ser encontrado tanto na variação de água doce quanto de água salgada".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for peixe-boi, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 peixe-boi, spelled P-E-I-X-E---B-O-I.
Definition
- 1mamífero aquático da família triquequídeo, pode ser encontrado tanto na variação de água doce quanto de água salgada
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “peixe-boi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-I-X-E---B-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.