purpurina

/puʁ.puˈɾĩ.nɐ/ [puh.puˈɾĩ.nɐ]

//puʁ.puˈɾĩ.nɐ/ [puh.puˈɾĩ.nɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“purpurina” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,334 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,334
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - corante natural de cor vermelho-escuro extraído das raízes de plantas do género/gênero Rubia, em especial da erva mediterrânea Rubia tinctorum (nomeada vulgarmente ruiva-dos-tintureiros, garança, g...

Key facts for purpurina
PropertyValue
Headwordpurpurina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/puʁ.puˈɾĩ.nɐ/ [puh.puˈɾĩ.nɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “purpurina” 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). purpurina 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

purpurina is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,334 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /puʁ.puˈɾĩ.nɐ/ [puh.puˈɾĩ.nɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

purpurina doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is purpurina, spelled P-U-R-P-U-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    corante natural de cor vermelho-escuro extraído das raízes de plantas do género/gênero Rubia, em especial da erva mediterrânea Rubia tinctorum (nomeada vulgarmente ruiva-dos-tintureiros, garança, granza, etc.) graças à presença de alizarina, um dos pigmentos mais potentes de coloração vermelha quando oxidada, e fórmula C₁₄H₈O₅
  2. 2
    substância extraída da Rubia com propriedades inseticidas
  3. 3
    pó brilhante usado para gravações douradas, prateadas e bronzeadas
  4. 4
    pequenas partículas de microplástico reflexivo, cujo brilho resultante é usado como maquilhagem/maquiagem
  5. 5
    nome comum de erva rosácea anual nativa da região Norte brasileira, sobretudo no Pará (Rhychanthera serrulata) cujo nome deriva do colorido de suas flores

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 "purpurina"?
"purpurina" is spelled P-U-R-P-U-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /puʁ.puˈɾĩ.nɐ/ [puh.puˈɾĩ.nɐ].
What does "purpurina" mean?
As a noun, "purpurina" means: corante natural de cor vermelho-escuro extraído das raízes de plantas do género/gênero Rubia, em especial da erva mediterrânea Rubia tinctorum (nomeada vulgarmente ruiva-dos-tintureiros, garança, g...
How do you pronounce "purpurina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "purpurina" is /puʁ.puˈɾĩ.nɐ/ [puh.puˈɾĩ.nɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "purpurina" come from?
"purpurina" 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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Using “purpurina”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-U-R-P-U-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /puʁ.puˈɾĩ.nɐ/ [puh.puˈɾĩ.nɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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