repulsa

/Rɨ.ˈpuɫ.sɐ/

//Rɨ.ˈpuɫ.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“repulsa” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,252
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação pela qual os corpos se repelem

Corpus desk

Index PT-repulsa · repulsa · Portuguese

repulsa · rank #27,252 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,252
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH requeijão

Nearest frequency peer: requeijão (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “repulsa”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “repulsa” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

repulsa vs represa
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for repulsa
PropertyValue
Headwordrepulsa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɨ.ˈpuɫ.sɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,252
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “repulsa”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).repulsacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “requeijão” (#27,253), “resista” (#27,254), “rixa” (#27,259). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “repulsa” fica em #27,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around repulsa (IPA /Rɨ.ˈpuɫ.sɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,252 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for repulsa, with forms such as "erpulsa", "replusa", and "reppulsa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "represa", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is repulsa, spelled R-E-P-U-L-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação pela qual os corpos se repelem
  2. 2
    recusa
  3. 3
    nojo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sentimos repulsa a máquinas que se comportam de forma parecida, mas não idêntica a humanos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpulsa
  • replusa
  • reppulsa
  • repulas
  • repullsa
  • repulssa
  • repusla
  • reuplsa
  • rpeulsa
  • rrepulsa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of repulsa - 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.

erpulsa2replusa2reppulsa1repulas2repullsa1repulssa1repusla2reuplsa2
Edit distance from "repulsa"

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 "repulsa"?
"repulsa" is spelled R-E-P-U-L-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.ˈpuɫ.sɐ/.
What does "repulsa" mean?
As a noun, "repulsa" means: ação pela qual os corpos se repelem
What words are commonly confused with "repulsa"?
"repulsa" is commonly confused with "represa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "repulsa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repulsa" is /Rɨ.ˈpuɫ.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "repulsa" come from?
"repulsa" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "repulsa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

resista#27,254sabotar#27,265placebo#27,214pescado#27,213

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ultraje10 variantsliberto10 variantsjourney10 variantsfloração10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list