petúnia
/pɨˈtunjɐ/
The verdict
“petúnia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,137 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,137
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome popular da Petunia x hybrida
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petúnia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɨˈtunjɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #93,137 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petúnia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
petúnia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,137 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɨˈtunjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
petúnia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is petúnia, spelled P-E-T-Ú-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1nome popular da Petunia x hybrida
- 2planta ornamental cujas flores são ornamentais e aromáticas
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); 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 “petúnia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-T-Ú-N-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨˈtunjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.