procura

/pɾo.ˈku.ɾɐ/

//pɾo.ˈku.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“procura” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,152
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de procurar

Corpus desk

Index PT-procura · procura · Portuguese

procura · rank #1,152 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,152
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH participar

Nearest frequency peer: participar (-3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “procura”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “procura” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

procura vs procurar
88% similar
procura vs procurado
78% similar

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

Key facts for procura
PropertyValue
Headwordprocura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾo.ˈku.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,152
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “procura”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “participar” (#1,149), “l” (#1,147), “função” (#1,146). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “procura” fica em #1,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around procura (IPA /pɾo.ˈku.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,152 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for procura, with forms such as "porcura", "pprocura", and "prcoura". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "procurar", "procurado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is procura, spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de procurar
  2. 2
    interesse dos consumidores em adquirir certos produtos ou serviços num dado momento

Synonyms

buscaindagaçãoinvestigaçãopesquisademanda

Antonyms

oferta

This word in other languages

search(English)búsqueda(Español)recherche(Français)Suche(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porcura
  • pprocura
  • prcoura
  • proccura
  • procrua
  • procuar
  • procurra
  • proucra
  • prrocura
  • rpocura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porcura2pprocura1prcoura2proccura1procrua2procuar2procurra1proucra2
Edit distance from "procura"

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 "procura"?
"procura" is spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾo.ˈku.ɾɐ/.
What does "procura" mean?
As a noun, "procura" means: ato ou efeito de procurar
What words are commonly confused with "procura"?
"procura" is commonly confused with "procurar", "procurado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "procura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "procura" is /pɾo.ˈku.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "procura" come from?
"procura" 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 "procura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

contato#1,160escrito#1,144cuidado#1,142direita#1,165

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

prática10 variantsproteção10 variantssozinho10 variantsestrada10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list