perereca

noun

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The verdict

“perereca” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,698 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,698
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anfíbio da ordem dos anuros da família Hylidae; é um animal de pequeno porte, caracteriza-se pelos dedos terminados em ventosa, que lhe permitem prender-se a superfícies verticais

Corpus desk

Index PT-perereca · perereca · Portuguese

perereca · rank #50,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,698
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pati

Nearest frequency peer: pati (-6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “perereca”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “perereca” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perereca
PropertyValue
Headwordperereca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “perereca” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pererecacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “pati” (#50,692), “passador” (#50,690), “pasión” (#50,689). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “perereca” fica em #50,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perereca is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,698 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for perereca in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is perereca, spelled P-E-R-E-R-E-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    anfíbio da ordem dos anuros da família Hylidae; é um animal de pequeno porte, caracteriza-se pelos dedos terminados em ventosa, que lhe permitem prender-se a superfícies verticais
  2. 2
    mosquito, muriçoca
  3. 3
    bacamarte
  4. 4
    prótese dentária
  5. 5
    rádio a pilhas de pequeno tamanho
  6. 6
    vulva, vagina

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Estava a pular como uma perereca sobre o asfalto quente.

This word in other languages

tree frog(English)rainette(Français)Laubfrosch(Deutsch)

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 "perereca"?
"perereca" is spelled P-E-R-E-R-E-C-A.
What does "perereca" mean?
As a noun, "perereca" means: anfíbio da ordem dos anuros da família Hylidae; é um animal de pequeno porte, caracteriza-se pelos dedos terminados em ventosa, que lhe permitem prender-se a superfícies verticais
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

passador#50,690ratazana#50,730beliscar#50,917election#50,470

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list