rapariga
/ʀa.pa.'ɾi.gɐ/
The verdict
“rapariga” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #7,207 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,207
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mulher do sexo feminino; menina, moça
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rapariga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʀa.pa.'ɾi.gɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,207 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rapariga” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for rapariga is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʀa.pa.'ɾi.gɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,207 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rapariga, with forms such as "arpariga", "raapriga", and "rapairga". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is rapariga, spelled R-A-P-A-R-I-G-A.
Definition
- 1mulher do sexo feminino; menina, moça
- 2moça que vive na roça; roceira
- 3menina ou mulher que se namora; namorada
- 4prostituta ou concubina
- 5mulher virgem; donzela
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arpariga,raapriga,rapairga,rapargia,rapariag,raparigga,raparriga,rappariga,rapraiga,rpaariga,rrapariga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rapariga - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “rapariga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-A-P-A-R-I-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʀa.pa.'ɾi.gɐ/ (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
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.