perspicaz
/pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈkaʃ/
The verdict
“perspicaz” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #30,671 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #30,671
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que demonstra perspicácia
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perspicaz |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈkaʃ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #30,671 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perspicaz” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for perspicaz is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈkaʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,671 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que demonstra perspicácia".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for perspicaz, with forms such as "eprspicaz", "perpsicaz", and "perrspicaz". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is perspicaz, spelled P-E-R-S-P-I-C-A-Z.
Definition
- 1que demonstra perspicácia
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprspicaz,perpsicaz,perrspicaz,persipcaz,perspciaz,perspiacz,perspicazz,perspiccaz,perspicza,persppicaz,persspicaz,pesrpicaz,pperspicaz,prespicaz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perspicaz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “perspicaz”
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-A-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨɾʃ.pi.ˈkaʃ/ (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
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.