rutabaga
/ʀutɐˈbaɡɐ/
The verdict
“rutabaga” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vegetal gerado da cruza de couve mais nabo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rutabaga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʀutɐˈbaɡɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rutabaga” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rutabaga is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʀutɐˈbaɡɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vegetal gerado da cruza de couve mais nabo".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rutabaga, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is rutabaga, spelled R-U-T-A-B-A-G-A.
Definition
- 1vegetal gerado da cruza de couve mais nabo
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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.
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Using “rutabaga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-U-T-A-B-A-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʀutɐˈbaɡɐ/ (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.