sipaio
/si.ˈpaj.ju/
The verdict
“sipaio” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - indiano recrutado pelo exército britânico
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sipaio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /si.ˈpaj.ju/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sipaio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sipaio is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /si.ˈpaj.ju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
sipaio doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is sipaio, spelled S-I-P-A-I-O.
Definition
- 1indiano recrutado pelo exército britânico
- 2nos territórios ultramarinos portugueses, pessoa natural de esses territórios recruta do exército ou policial a serviço da colônia
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sipaio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-I-P-A-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /si.ˈpaj.ju/ (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.