praiano

adj

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The verdict

“praiano” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,169 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,169
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - referente ou pertencente a praia

Corpus desk

Index PT-praiano · praiano · Portuguese

praiano · rank #61,169 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,169
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH ppk

Nearest frequency peer: ppk (-1 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “praiano”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “praiano” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for praiano
PropertyValue
Headwordpraiano
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,169
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “praiano” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.praianocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “ppk” (#61,168), “popó” (#61,164), “pontada” (#61,161). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “praiano” fica em #61,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

praiano is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,169 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

praiano doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is praiano, spelled P-R-A-I-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    referente ou pertencente a praia
  2. 2
    que imita ou se assemelha a uma praia
  3. 3
    nascido ou habitante de Praia Norte (TO)
  4. 4
    nascido ou habitante de Balneário Camboriú (SC)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how praiano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. decoração praiana

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 "praiano"?
"praiano" is spelled P-R-A-I-A-N-O.
What does "praiano" mean?
As an adjective, "praiano" means: referente ou pertencente a praia
What language does "praiano" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pontada#61,161perneta#61,153sinuoso#61,230Metzger#61,093

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list