pipa

/ˈpi.pɐ/

//ˈpi.pɐ// noun

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The verdict

“pipa” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,518
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - recipiente de madeira usado para guardar vinho, azeite, etc.

Corpus desk

Index PT-pipa · pipa · Portuguese

pipa · rank #11,518 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,518
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH poética

Nearest frequency peer: poética (+2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “pipa”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “pipa” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pipa vs pop
50% similar
pipa vs pix
50% similar
pipa vs puta
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pipa
PropertyValue
Headwordpipa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpi.pɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,518
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pipa”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pipacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “poética” (#11,520), “preguiçoso” (#11,521), “pretty” (#11,522). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pipa” fica em #11,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pipa (IPA /ˈpi.pɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,518 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pipa, with forms such as "ippa", "piap", and "pippa". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pop", "pix", "puta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 pipa, spelled P-I-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    recipiente de madeira usado para guardar vinho, azeite, etc.
  2. 2
    medida de capacidade de 550 litros
  3. 3
    pessoa baixa e gorda
  4. 4
    pessoa que bebe demasiado
  5. 5
    utensílio usado por crianças para brincar, de forma quadrangular, geralmente feito com armação de madeira, cola e papel colorido, com ou sem rabiola e que usa-se linha para suster e controlar a subida no fluxo de pressão ascedente no ar
  6. 6
    certo instrumento de corda chinês
  7. 7
    pênis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pipa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Macaco Simão no cipó das onze, ou, Se acordar cedo desse dinheiro, passarinho já tava milionário
  2. Aliás, a pipa do Osnar é tão grande que até na pipa já mandou tatuar: "Saudades de Caraguatatuba" . Duas vezes!

Synonyms

papagaiopepeta

This word in other languages

kite(English)cometa(Español)cerf-volant(Français)Drachen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ippa
  • piap
  • pippa
  • ppia
  • ppipa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pipa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ippa2piap2pippa1ppia2ppipa1
Edit distance from "pipa"

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 "pipa"?
"pipa" is spelled P-I-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpi.pɐ/.
What does "pipa" mean?
As a noun, "pipa" means: recipiente de madeira usado para guardar vinho, azeite, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "pipa"?
"pipa" is commonly confused with "pop", "pix", "puta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pipa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pipa" is /ˈpi.pɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pipa" come from?
"pipa" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mali#11,494liso#11,493levy#11,489left#11,488

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

faro5 variantsgive5 variantsfuro5 variantsloco5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list