pipocar

verb

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The verdict

“pipocar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,795 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,795
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - produzir barulho de estouro como pipoca

Key facts for pipocar
PropertyValue
Headwordpipocar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pipocar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pipocar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pipocar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,795 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pipocar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pipocar, spelled P-I-P-O-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    produzir barulho de estouro como pipoca
  2. 2
    acovardar-se
  3. 3
    ficar nervoso e desestabilizado emocionalmente sob pressão durante uma atividade a realizando de forma muito mal ou ineficientemente
  4. 4
    aparecer subitamente
  5. 5
    ferver em bolhas

Synonyms

amarelarbotafogar

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 "pipocar"?
"pipocar" is spelled P-I-P-O-C-A-R.
What does "pipocar" mean?
As a verb, "pipocar" means: produzir barulho de estouro como pipoca
What language does "pipocar" come from?
"pipocar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “pipocar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-I-P-O-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list