procura
/pɾo.ˈku.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“procura” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,152 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,152
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de procurar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | procura |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɾo.ˈku.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,152 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “procura” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for procura is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾo.ˈku.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,152 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1ato ou efeito de procurar
- 2interesse dos consumidores em adquirir certos produtos ou serviços num dado momento
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “procura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-C-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɾo.ˈku.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “procurar” - see the side-by-side comparison. procura vs procurar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.