piscada
/pisˈka.dɐ/
The verdict
“piscada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,083 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,083
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato de abrir e fechar os olhos como na reação fisiológica para sua lubrificação, reação automática de proteção, movimento intencional ou outros motivos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piscada |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pisˈka.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,083 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “piscada” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
piscada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,083 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pisˈka.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for piscada, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is piscada, spelled P-I-S-C-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1o ato de abrir e fechar os olhos como na reação fisiológica para sua lubrificação, reação automática de proteção, movimento intencional ou outros motivos
- 2sinal, via de regra com apenas um olho, que sinaliza para outrem algum tipo de alerta, comando, intenção amorosa, etc.
- 3reação que indica certo nervosismo como, por exemplo, quando se está a mentir
- 4sinalização automotiva com os faróis a indicar algo à frente para o condutor que vem em sentido contrário e pelo qual tenha passado (situações como blitzes, acidente, obstáculo, etc.)
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “piscada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-I-S-C-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pisˈka.dɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.