repicar

verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - produzir repetidamente um som metálico

Corpus desk

Index PT-repicar · repicar · Portuguese

repicar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for repicar
PropertyValue
Headwordrepicar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “repicar” em português

repicarfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

repicar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "produzir repetidamente um som metálico".

No misspelling variants are generated for repicar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is repicar, spelled R-E-P-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    produzir repetidamente um som metálico

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Desde as oito horas a campainha do telefone repicava por ele, com impaciência, quase com cólera, como por um escravo tardio.

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 "repicar"?
"repicar" is spelled R-E-P-I-C-A-R.
What does "repicar" mean?
As a verb, "repicar" means: produzir repetidamente um som metálico
What language does "repicar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list