petúnia

/pɨˈtunjɐ/

//pɨˈtunjɐ// noun

The verdict

“petúnia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,137 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,137
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nome popular da Petunia x hybrida

Corpus desk

Index PT-petunia · petúnia · Portuguese

petúnia · rank #93,137 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,137
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pastoras

Nearest frequency peer: pastoras (-19 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “petúnia”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “petúnia” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for petúnia
PropertyValue
Headwordpetúnia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɨˈtunjɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,137
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “petúnia” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.petúniacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “pastoras” (#93,118), “parelho” (#93,116), “profícuo” (#93,163). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “petúnia” fica em #93,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

petúnia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,137 among 1,578 “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

  1. 1
    nome popular da Petunia x hybrida
  2. 2
    planta 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "petúnia"?
"petúnia" is spelled P-E-T-Ú-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨˈtunjɐ/.
What does "petúnia" mean?
As a noun, "petúnia" means: nome popular da Petunia x hybrida
How do you pronounce "petúnia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petúnia" is /pɨˈtunjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petúnia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "petúnia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list