queimada

//kɐj.ˈma.dɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,250

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

queimada is aPortuguesenoun. It means: queima de mato ou solo seco Pronounced /kɐj.ˈma.dɐ/. Often confused with queimar and queimado.

Key facts for queimada
PropertyValue
Headwordqueimada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐj.ˈma.dɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,250
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of queimada in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for queimada is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐj.ˈma.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,250 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for queimada, with forms such as "qeuimada", "qqueimada", and "queiamda". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "queimar", "queimado", "queimadura", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is queimada, spelled Q-U-E-I-M-A-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    queima de mato ou solo seco
  2. 2
    calcinação de terra empregada como meio de adubar
  3. 3
    jogo com bola cujo objetivo é eliminar os adversário, acertando-os com um arremesso da bola; o mesmo que mata-soldado, jogo do mata, caçador, etc
  4. 4
    bebida feita com uma base de aguardente de uva e açúcar, com troços de frutas (maçã, casca de limão), grãos de café, tudo isso queimado, a gosto do grau alcoólico que se desejar

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qeuimada,qqueimada,queiamda,queimaad,queimadda,queimdaa,queimmada,quemiada,quiemada,uqeimada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for queimada

Misspelling Variants of "queimada"

qeuimada8qqueimada9queiamda8queimaad8queimadda9queimdaa8queimmada9quemiada8
Misspelling Variants of "queimada"

Frequency rank: #10,250 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "queimada"?
"queimada" is spelled Q-U-E-I-M-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐj.ˈma.dɐ/.
What does "queimada" mean?
As a noun, "queimada" means: queima de mato ou solo seco
What words are commonly confused with "queimada"?
"queimada" is commonly confused with "queimar", "queimado", "queimadura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "queimada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queimada" is /kɐj.ˈma.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queimada" come from?
"queimada" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.