película

/pɨ.ˈli.ku.lɐ/

//pɨ.ˈli.ku.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“película” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,583
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - filme

Corpus desk

Index PT-pelicula · película · Portuguese

película · rank #16,583 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,583
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH passatempo

Nearest frequency peer: passatempo (-3 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 “película”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “película” 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
Key facts for película
PropertyValue
Headwordpelícula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɨ.ˈli.ku.lɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,583
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “película”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “passatempo” (#16,580), “pascal” (#16,579), “pariu” (#16,578). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “película” fica em #16,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around película (IPA /pɨ.ˈli.ku.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,583 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    filme
  2. 2
    fita cinematográfica
  3. 3
    folha fina de celulose com uma camada sensível à luz usada em fotografia
  4. 4
    pele ou membrana muito delgada
  5. 5
    produção cinematográfica

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Não Deixe o Sol Brilhar em Mim
  2. percebi que era um filme original, belíssimo que fugia do lugar-comum do que se espera de uma película de terror.

Synonyms

filme

This word in other languages

película(Español)

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.

eplícula2pelcíula2pellícula1pelíccula1pelíclua2pelícual2películla1pelíucla2
Edit distance from "película"

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 "película"?
"película" is spelled P-E-L-Í-C-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨ.ˈli.ku.lɐ/.
What does "película" mean?
As a noun, "película" means: filme
What are common misspellings of "película"?
Common misspellings include "eplícula", "pelcíula", "pellícula", "pelíccula", "pelíclua". The correct spelling is "película".
How do you pronounce "película"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "película" is /pɨ.ˈli.ku.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "película" come from?
"película" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list