penugem
/peˈnuʒen/
The verdict
“penugem” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,389 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,389
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - penas macias que recobrem o corpo das aves
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | penugem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /peˈnuʒen/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,389 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “penugem” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
penugem is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,389 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /peˈnuʒen/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
penugem has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is penugem, spelled P-E-N-U-G-E-M.
Definition
- 1penas macias que recobrem o corpo das aves
- 2pelo curto e macio
- 3buço
This word in other languages
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 “penugem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-N-U-G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /peˈnuʒen/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.