praiano

adj

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The verdict

“praiano” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,169 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,169
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - referente ou pertencente a praia

Key facts for praiano
PropertyValue
Headwordpraiano
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,169
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “praiano” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). praiano lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

praiano is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,169 among 3,113 “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)

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?
"praiano" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “praiano”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-A-I-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list