# piranha

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /pi.ˈɾɐ.ɲɐ/ · frequency rank #15,885

## Definitions
1. peixe encontrado nos rios da região norte do Brasil
2. prendedor de cabelo com formato de dentes
3. mulher vulgar

## Easily confused with
- **pirata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/piranha-vs-pirata)
- **prancha** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/piranha-vs-prancha)
- **pitanga** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/piranha-vs-pitanga)
- **picanha** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/picanha-vs-piranha)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ipranha`, `piarnha`, `pirahna`, `piranah`, `piranhha`, `pirannha`, `pirnaha`, `pirranha`, `ppiranha`, `prianha`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/piranha