serapilheira

/sɨ.ɾɐ.pi.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/

//sɨ.ɾɐ.pi.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“serapilheira” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,474 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,474
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tecido grosseiro usado para fazer sacos

Key facts for serapilheira
PropertyValue
Headwordserapilheira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɨ.ɾɐ.pi.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,474
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “serapilheira” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). serapilheira lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

serapilheira is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,474 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɨ.ɾɐ.pi.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tecido grosseiro usado para fazer sacos".

No misspelling variants are generated for serapilheira in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 serapilheira, spelled S-E-R-A-P-I-L-H-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tecido grosseiro usado para fazer sacos

Synonyms

sarapilheira

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 "serapilheira"?
"serapilheira" is spelled S-E-R-A-P-I-L-H-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /sɨ.ɾɐ.pi.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "serapilheira" mean?
As a noun, "serapilheira" means: tecido grosseiro usado para fazer sacos
How do you pronounce "serapilheira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "serapilheira" is /sɨ.ɾɐ.pi.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "serapilheira" come from?
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Using “serapilheira”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-R-A-P-I-L-H-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sɨ.ɾɐ.pi.ˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list