picão
singular: /pi.'koŋ/; plural: /pi.'kois/, /pi.'koŋs/ ou /pi.'kos/
The verdict
“picão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,456 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,456
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - a falar de alimentos, que pica na boca
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | picão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | singular: /pi.'koŋ/; plural: /pi.'kois/, /pi.'koŋs/ ou /pi.'kos/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #73,456 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “picão” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
picão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,456 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed singular: /pi.'koŋ/; plural: /pi.'kois/, /pi.'koŋs/ ou /pi.'kos/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for picão in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 picão, spelled P-I-C-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1a falar de alimentos, que pica na boca
- 2que tem sabor ácido
- 3que tem a mandíbula ou beiço inferior proeminente
- 4a falar de uma pessoa que costuma fazer troça, que costuma picar, provocar, irritar
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 “picão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-I-C-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as singular: /pi.'koŋ/; plural: /pi.'kois/, /pi.'koŋs/ ou /pi.'kos/ (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.