perna de pau
The verdict
“perna de pau” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - peça de madeira usada em substituição da parte amputada de uma perna
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perna de pau |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perna de pau” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for perna de pau is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for perna de pau in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is perna de pau, spelled P-E-R-N-A- -D-E- -P-A-U.
Definition
- 1peça de madeira usada em substituição da parte amputada de uma perna
- 2pessoa a quem falta uma perna ou tem uma delas defeituosa; perneta
- 3jogador de má qualidade; perneta (Uso: informal, pejorativo)
- 4haste de madeira usada para andar, usada principalmente por artistas circenses
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “perna de pau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-R-N-A- -D-E- -P-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.