Piracicaba

/pi.ɾa.siˈka.bɐ/

//pi.ɾa.siˈka.bɐ// noun

The verdict

“Piracicaba” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,127
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - município brasileiro de São Paulo, sede de região metropolitana que leva seu nome, centraliza o setor sucroalcooleiro da zona em que está situada, importante polo industrial e educacional

Key facts for Piracicaba
PropertyValue
HeadwordPiracicaba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pi.ɾa.siˈka.bɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,127
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Piracicaba” 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). Piracicaba lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Piracicaba (IPA /pi.ɾa.siˈka.bɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,127 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "município brasileiro de São Paulo, sede de região metropolitana que leva seu nome, centraliza o setor sucroalcooleiro da zona em que está situada, importante polo industrial e educacional".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Piracicaba, with forms such as "ipracicaba", "piarcicaba", and "piracciaba". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is Piracicaba, spelled P-I-R-A-C-I-C-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    município brasileiro de São Paulo, sede de região metropolitana que leva seu nome, centraliza o setor sucroalcooleiro da zona em que está situada, importante polo industrial e educacional

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipracicaba
  • piarcicaba
  • piracciaba
  • piraccicaba
  • piraciacba
  • piracicaab
  • piracicabba
  • piracicbaa
  • piraciccaba
  • piraiccaba
  • pircaicaba
  • pirracicaba
  • ppiracicaba
  • priacicaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Piracicaba - 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.

ipracicaba2piarcicaba2piracciaba2piraccicaba1piraciacba2piracicaab2piracicabba1piracicbaa2
Edit distance from "Piracicaba"

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 "Piracicaba"?
"Piracicaba" is spelled P-I-R-A-C-I-C-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pi.ɾa.siˈka.bɐ/.
What does "Piracicaba" mean?
As a noun, "Piracicaba" means: município brasileiro de São Paulo, sede de região metropolitana que leva seu nome, centraliza o setor sucroalcooleiro da zona em que está situada, importante polo industrial e educacional
What are common misspellings of "Piracicaba"?
Common misspellings include "ipracicaba", "piarcicaba", "piracciaba", "piraccicaba", "piraciacba". The correct spelling is "Piracicaba".
How do you pronounce "Piracicaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Piracicaba" is /pi.ɾa.siˈka.bɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Piracicaba" come from?
"Piracicaba" 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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Using “Piracicaba”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-I-R-A-C-I-C-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pi.ɾa.siˈka.bɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list