púrpura

/ˈpuʁ.pu.ɾɐ/ [ˈpuh.pu.ɾɐ]

//ˈpuʁ.pu.ɾɐ/ [ˈpuh.pu.ɾɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“púrpura” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,990
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - segundo a teoria das cores, qualquer cor não espectral entre violeta e vermelho, ao passo que na pintura é a cor entre magenta e violeta, com todas as suas matizes e tons

Corpus desk

Index PT-purpura · púrpura · Portuguese

púrpura · rank #27,990 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,990
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH quick

Nearest frequency peer: quick (+2 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 “púrpura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “púrpura” 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
Key facts for púrpura
PropertyValue
Headwordpúrpura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpuʁ.pu.ɾɐ/ [ˈpuh.pu.ɾɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,990
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “púrpura”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.púrpuracai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “quick” (#27,992), “prótese” (#27,987), “procuração” (#27,983). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “púrpura” fica em #27,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around púrpura (IPA /ˈpuʁ.pu.ɾɐ/ [ˈpuh.pu.ɾɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,990 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for púrpura, with forms such as "ppúrpura", "prúpura", and "púprura". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is púrpura, spelled P-Ú-R-P-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    segundo a teoria das cores, qualquer cor não espectral entre violeta e vermelho, ao passo que na pintura é a cor entre magenta e violeta, com todas as suas matizes e tons
  2. 2
    substância corante extraída de algumas espécies de molusco nativos do Mar Mediterrâneo (como Bolinus brandaris e Purpura haemostom) cuja dificuldade em sua obtenção e seu alto preço a tornava um dos mais importantes e caros pigmentos naturais da Antiguidade até a Idade Média, razão pela qual a cor era associada às altas estirpes sociais
  3. 3
    antigo nome de gênero de moluscos, atualmente localizados em outros gêneros como Rapana da família Muricidae
  4. 4
    os tecidos colorizados com o pigmento desse molusco, então usado em vestes caras que eram símbolo de poder e riqueza, sendo a cor características dos príncipes da Igreja Católica, os cardeais
  5. 5
    tipo de afecção caracterizada pelo surgimento de manchas vermelho-escuras na pele

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Menos raro, porém, do que a nudez romana / Era ver borbulhar, em férvida espadana / A púrpura do sangue e a púrpura dos vinhos.

Synonyms

ostro

This word in other languages

purple(English)púrpura(Español)pourpre(Français)Purpur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppúrpura
  • prúpura
  • púprura
  • púrppura
  • púrprua
  • púrpuar
  • púrpurra
  • púrrpura
  • púrupra
  • úprpura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ppúrpura1prúpura2púprura2púrppura1púrprua2púrpuar2púrpurra1púrrpura1
Edit distance from "púrpura"

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 "púrpura"?
"púrpura" is spelled P-Ú-R-P-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpuʁ.pu.ɾɐ/ [ˈpuh.pu.ɾɐ].
What does "púrpura" mean?
As a noun, "púrpura" means: segundo a teoria das cores, qualquer cor não espectral entre violeta e vermelho, ao passo que na pintura é a cor entre magenta e violeta, com todas as suas matizes e tons
What are common misspellings of "púrpura"?
Common misspellings include "ppúrpura", "prúpura", "púprura", "púrppura", "púrprua". The correct spelling is "púrpura".
How do you pronounce "púrpura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "púrpura" is /ˈpuʁ.pu.ɾɐ/ [ˈpuh.pu.ɾɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "púrpura" come from?
"púrpura" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

prótese#27,987recarga#27,999tatuado#28,042tártaro#28,054

Similar misspelling depth

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

partição10 variantsincitar10 variantsguincho10 variantsbondoso10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list