queda-de-braço

noun

The verdict

“queda-de-braço” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jogo de força em que dois contendores, com um cotovelo apoiado sobre superfície horizontal, enlaçam as mãos e tentam derrubar o braço do adversário

Key facts for queda-de-braço
PropertyValue
Headwordqueda-de-braço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “queda-de-braço” sits in Portuguese frequency

queda-de-braço falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

queda-de-braço is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for queda-de-braço in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 queda-de-braço, spelled Q-U-E-D-A---D-E---B-R-A-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    jogo de força em que dois contendores, com um cotovelo apoiado sobre superfície horizontal, enlaçam as mãos e tentam derrubar o braço do adversário
  2. 2
    tira-teimas; prova de força:

Synonyms

luta de braço

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "queda-de-braço"?
"queda-de-braço" is spelled Q-U-E-D-A---D-E---B-R-A-Ç-O.
What does "queda-de-braço" mean?
As a noun, "queda-de-braço" means: jogo de força em que dois contendores, com um cotovelo apoiado sobre superfície horizontal, enlaçam as mãos e tentam derrubar o braço do adversário
What language does "queda-de-braço" come from?
"queda-de-braço" 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 “queda-de-braço”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-E-D-A---D-E---B-R-A-Ç-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list