pizza

/ˈpi.tsɐ/

//ˈpi.tsɐ// noun

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The verdict

“pizza” sits in 12 confusable pairs (corpus #4,755) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#4,755
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comida composta de uma massa achatada e redonda, molho de tomate e cobertura de queijo e outros ingredientes

Corpus desk

Index PT-pizza · pizza · Portuguese

pizza · rank #4,755 · 4 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,755
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH reclamar

Nearest frequency peer: reclamar (+5 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “pizza”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “pizza” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

pizza vs pica
60% similar
pizza vs pipa
60% similar
pizza vs pila
60% similar

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

Key facts for pizza
PropertyValue
Headwordpizza
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpi.tsɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,755
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “pizza”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pizzacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “reclamar” (#4,760), “nomeadamente” (#4,749), “seco” (#4,763). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pizza” fica em #4,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for pizza is neighbouring look-alikes ("pica", "pipa", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈpi.tsɐ/. Frequency #4,755 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Gloss: "comida composta de uma massa achatada e redonda, molho de tomate e cobertura de queijo e outros ingredientes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for pizza, with forms such as "ipzza", "pizaz", and "ppizza". 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 also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "pica", "pipa", "pila", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is pizza, spelled P-I-Z-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    comida composta de uma massa achatada e redonda, molho de tomate e cobertura de queijo e outros ingredientes

This word in other languages

pizza(English)pizza(Español)pizza(Français)Pizza(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipzza
  • pizaz
  • ppizza
  • pziza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipzza2pizaz2ppizza1pziza2
Edit distance from "pizza"

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 "pizza"?
"pizza" is spelled P-I-Z-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpi.tsɐ/.
What does "pizza" mean?
As a noun, "pizza" means: comida composta de uma massa achatada e redonda, molho de tomate e cobertura de queijo e outros ingredientes
What words are commonly confused with "pizza"?
"pizza" is commonly confused with "pica", "pipa", "pila". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pizza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pizza" is /ˈpi.tsɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pizza" come from?
"pizza" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

juízo#4,740belém#4,789culto#4,717gordo#4,819

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list