periquito
/pɨ.ɾi.ˈki.tu/
The verdict
“periquito” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,663. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,663
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que palmeirense
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | periquito |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɨ.ɾi.ˈki.tu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #41,663 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “periquito” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around periquito (IPA /pɨ.ɾi.ˈki.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,663 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "o mesmo que palmeirense".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for periquito, with forms such as "epriquito", "peirquito", and "periqiuto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is periquito, spelled P-E-R-I-Q-U-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1o mesmo que palmeirense
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epriquito
- peirquito
- periqiuto
- periqquito
- periquiot
- periquitto
- periqutio
- periuqito
- perqiuito
- perriquito
- pperiquito
- preiquito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of periquito - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “periquito”
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-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨ.ɾi.ˈki.tu/ (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
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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.