permacultura

noun

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The verdict

“permacultura” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,492 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,492
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - método holístico para planejar, atualizar e manter sistemas de escala humana ambientalmente sustentáveis, socialmente justos e financeiramente viáveis

Key facts for permacultura
PropertyValue
Headwordpermacultura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,492
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “permacultura” 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). permacultura 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

permacultura is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,492 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "método holístico para planejar, atualizar e manter sistemas de escala humana ambientalmente sustentáveis, socialmente justos e financeiramente viáveis".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for permacultura, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is permacultura, spelled P-E-R-M-A-C-U-L-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    método holístico para planejar, atualizar e manter sistemas de escala humana ambientalmente sustentáveis, socialmente justos e financeiramente viáveis

This word in other languages

permaculture(English)permaculture(Français)

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 "permacultura"?
"permacultura" is spelled P-E-R-M-A-C-U-L-T-U-R-A.
What does "permacultura" mean?
As a noun, "permacultura" means: método holístico para planejar, atualizar e manter sistemas de escala humana ambientalmente sustentáveis, socialmente justos e financeiramente viáveis
What language does "permacultura" come from?
"permacultura" 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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Using “permacultura”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-R-M-A-C-U-L-T-U-R-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