# praga

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɾa.ɡɐ/ · frequency rank #5,674

## Definitions
1. imprecação
2. aflição, calamidade ou mal, especialmente quando vistos como castigo divino
3. qualquer causa de desconforto ou chateação
4. grande quantidade de algo ruim
5. doença que assola as plantações

## Easily confused with
- **proa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-proa)
- **praia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-praia)
- **prazo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-prazo)
- **preta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-preta)
- **prata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-prata)
- **presa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-presa)
- **prato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-prato)
- **prosa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-prosa)
- **prego** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-prego)
- **praxe** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-praxe)
- **pulga** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-pulga)
- **profa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-profa)
- **pregar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praga-vs-pregar)
- **para** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/para-vs-praga)
- **papa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/papa-vs-praga)
- **pega** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pega-vs-praga)
- **pata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pata-vs-praga)
- **pagar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pagar-vs-praga)
- **praça** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/praca-vs-praga)
- **placa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/placa-vs-praga)

## Common misspellings (7)
`parga`, `ppraga`, `praag`, `pragga`, `prgaa`, `prraga`, `rpaga`

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