rupia

/Ru.ˈpi.ɐ/

//Ru.ˈpi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“rupia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,286 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,286
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unidade monetária da Índia e de países próximos

Corpus desk

Index PT-rupia · rupia · Portuguese

rupia · rank #83,286 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,286
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rohr

Nearest frequency peer: Rohr (-6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “rupia”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “rupia” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rupia
PropertyValue
Headwordrupia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Ru.ˈpi.ɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,286
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “rupia” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.rupiacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Rohr” (#83,280), “revistinha” (#83,274), “republicanismo” (#83,267). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rupia” fica em #83,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rupia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,286 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /Ru.ˈpi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unidade monetária da Índia e de países próximos".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rupia, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is rupia, spelled R-U-P-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    unidade monetária da Índia e de países próximos

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); 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 "rupia"?
"rupia" is spelled R-U-P-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /Ru.ˈpi.ɐ/.
What does "rupia" mean?
As a noun, "rupia" means: unidade monetária da Índia e de países próximos
How do you pronounce "rupia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rupia" is /Ru.ˈpi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rupia" come from?
"rupia" 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 "rupia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list