película
/pɨ.ˈli.ku.lɐ/
The verdict
“película” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #16,583 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,583
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - filme
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | película |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɨ.ˈli.ku.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “película” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for película is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨ.ˈli.ku.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,583 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for película, with forms such as "eplícula", "pelcíula", and "pellícula". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is película, spelled P-E-L-Í-C-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1filme
- 2fita cinematográfica
- 3folha fina de celulose com uma camada sensível à luz usada em fotografia
- 4pele ou membrana muito delgada
- 5produção cinematográfica
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eplícula,pelcíula,pellícula,pelíccula,pelíclua,pelícual,películla,pelíucla,peílcula,pleícula,ppelícula
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of película - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “película”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-L-Í-C-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨ.ˈli.ku.lɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.