pessegueiro

/pɨ.sɨ.ˈɡɐj.ɾu/

//pɨ.sɨ.ˈɡɐj.ɾu// noun

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The verdict

“pessegueiro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,499 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,499
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - árvore do gênero Prunus persica, cujo fruto é o pêssego, ou malacatão

Key facts for pessegueiro
PropertyValue
Headwordpessegueiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɨ.sɨ.ˈɡɐj.ɾu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pessegueiro” 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). pessegueiro 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

pessegueiro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,499 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɨ.sɨ.ˈɡɐj.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "árvore do gênero Prunus persica, cujo fruto é o pêssego, ou malacatão".

pessegueiro has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pessegueiro, spelled P-E-S-S-E-G-U-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    árvore do gênero Prunus persica, cujo fruto é o pêssego, ou malacatão

This word in other languages

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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 "pessegueiro"?
"pessegueiro" is spelled P-E-S-S-E-G-U-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨ.sɨ.ˈɡɐj.ɾu/.
What does "pessegueiro" mean?
As a noun, "pessegueiro" means: árvore do gênero Prunus persica, cujo fruto é o pêssego, ou malacatão
How do you pronounce "pessegueiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pessegueiro" is /pɨ.sɨ.ˈɡɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pessegueiro" come from?
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Using “pessegueiro”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-S-S-E-G-U-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɨ.sɨ.ˈɡɐj.ɾu/ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list