pílula
The verdict
“pílula” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #16,374 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,374
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: medicamento apresentado com o formato de pastilha; o mesmo que comprimido
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pílula |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpi.lu.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #16,374 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pílula” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pílula is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpi.lu.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,374 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pílula, with forms such as "plíula", "ppílula", and "píllua". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pila", "pilha", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is pílula, spelled P-Í-L-U-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1medicamento apresentado com o formato de pastilha; o mesmo que comprimido
- 2coisa difícil de acreditar e/ou desagradável
- 3contraceptivo oral feminino que actua sobre o ciclo hormonal de forma a inibir a ovulação.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: plíula,ppílula,píllua,píllula,pílual,pílulla,píulla,íplula
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pílula — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "pílula"
Frequency rank: #16,374 in Portuguese
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Using “pílula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-Í-L-U-L-A — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpi.lu.lɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pila” — see the side-by-side comparison. pílula vs pila
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Nearby Portuguese words
Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Portuguese index: