Peixes

//ˈpɐjʃiʃ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,744

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Peixes is aPortuguesenoun. It means: décimo segundo e último signo do Zodíaco Pronounced /ˈpɐjʃiʃ/. It ranks #2,744 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with pires and peixe.

Key facts for Peixes
PropertyValue
HeadwordPeixes
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɐjʃiʃ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,744
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Peixes is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpɐjʃiʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,744 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Peixes, with forms such as "epixes", "peiexs", and "peixess". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pires", "peixe", 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 Peixes, spelled P-E-I-X-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    décimo segundo e último signo do Zodíaco
  2. 2
    décima segunda constelação do zodíaco

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epixes,peiexs,peixess,peixse,peixxes,pexies,piexes,ppeixes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Peixes

Misspelling Variants of "Peixes"

epixes6peiexs6peixess7peixse6peixxes7pexies6piexes6ppeixes7
Misspelling Variants of "Peixes"

Frequency rank: #2,744 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Peixes"?
"Peixes" is spelled P-E-I-X-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɐjʃiʃ/.
What does "Peixes" mean?
As a noun, "Peixes" means: décimo segundo e último signo do Zodíaco
What words are commonly confused with "Peixes"?
"Peixes" is commonly confused with "pires", "peixe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Peixes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peixes" is /ˈpɐjʃiʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Peixes" come from?
"Peixes" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.