tapume
/tɐ.ˈpu.mɨ/
The verdict
“tapume” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cerca ou tapagem
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tapume |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɐ.ˈpu.mɨ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tapume” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for tapume is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɐ.ˈpu.mɨ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for tapume in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 tapume, spelled T-A-P-U-M-E.
Definition
- 1cerca ou tapagem
- 2vedação, geralmente de madeira, usada para fechar ou limitar uma área, um terreno
- 3parede fina que, normalmente feita com tábuas, marca as divisões de uma casa
- 4peça ou anteparo de madeira utilizado para fechar ou proteger a entrada de uma construção
- 5tudo aquilo que se usa com o intuito de fechar, tapar ou esconder algo
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 “tapume”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-P-U-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɐ.ˈpu.mɨ/ (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.