periquita

noun

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The verdict

“periquita” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,490 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,490
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - a fêmea do periquito

Key facts for periquita
PropertyValue
Headwordperiquita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “periquita” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). periquita lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

periquita is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,490 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

periquita has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is periquita, spelled P-E-R-I-Q-U-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    a fêmea do periquito
  2. 2
    órgão genital feminino; vulva
  3. 3
    certo vinho de origem portuguesa

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 "periquita"?
"periquita" is spelled P-E-R-I-Q-U-I-T-A.
What does "periquita" mean?
As a noun, "periquita" means: a fêmea do periquito
What language does "periquita" come from?
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Using “periquita”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-R-I-Q-U-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list