perspicácia

/pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈka.sjɐ/

//pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈka.sjɐ// noun

The verdict

“perspicácia” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,405
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - capacidade de perceber claramente complexidades e sutilezas.

Key facts for perspicácia
PropertyValue
Headwordperspicácia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈka.sjɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#34,405
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “perspicácia” 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). perspicácia lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around perspicácia (IPA /pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈka.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,405 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for perspicácia, with forms such as "eprspicácia", "perpsicácia", and "perrspicácia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 perspicácia, spelled P-E-R-S-P-I-C-Á-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    capacidade de perceber claramente complexidades e sutilezas.
  2. 2
    qualidade de perspicaz.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprspicácia
  • perpsicácia
  • perrspicácia
  • persipcácia
  • perspciácia
  • perspiccácia
  • perspiccáia
  • perspicácai
  • perspicáccia
  • perspicáica
  • perspiáccia
  • persppicácia
  • persspicácia
  • pesrpicácia
  • pperspicácia
  • prespicácia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perspicácia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eprspicácia2perpsicácia2perrspicácia1persipcácia2perspciácia2perspiccácia1perspiccáia2perspicácai2
Edit distance from "perspicácia"

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 "perspicácia"?
"perspicácia" is spelled P-E-R-S-P-I-C-Á-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈka.sjɐ/.
What does "perspicácia" mean?
As a noun, "perspicácia" means: capacidade de perceber claramente complexidades e sutilezas.
What are common misspellings of "perspicácia"?
Common misspellings include "eprspicácia", "perpsicácia", "perrspicácia", "persipcácia", "perspciácia". The correct spelling is "perspicácia".
How do you pronounce "perspicácia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perspicácia" is /pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈka.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perspicácia" come from?
"perspicácia" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “perspicácia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-R-S-P-I-C-Á-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈka.sjɐ/ (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

Same frequency band

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