toupeira

/tow.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/

//tow.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“toupeira” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #45,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,626
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - designação comum dos mamíferos pertencentes à família Talpidae da ordem Soricomorpha, que vivem no subsolo enterrados em tocas e galerias

Key facts for toupeira
PropertyValue
Headwordtoupeira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tow.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,626
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “toupeira” 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). toupeira lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around toupeira (IPA /tow.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,626 among 1,850 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for toupeira, with forms such as "otupeira", "topueira", and "touepira". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is toupeira, spelled T-O-U-P-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    designação comum dos mamíferos pertencentes à família Talpidae da ordem Soricomorpha, que vivem no subsolo enterrados em tocas e galerias
  2. 2
    pessoa muito burra

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otupeira
  • topueira
  • touepira
  • toupeiar
  • toupeirra
  • touperia
  • toupiera
  • touppeira
  • ttoupeira
  • tuopeira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of toupeira - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otupeira2topueira2touepira2toupeiar2toupeirra1touperia2toupiera2touppeira1
Edit distance from "toupeira"

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 "toupeira"?
"toupeira" is spelled T-O-U-P-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tow.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "toupeira" mean?
As a noun, "toupeira" means: designação comum dos mamíferos pertencentes à família Talpidae da ordem Soricomorpha, que vivem no subsolo enterrados em tocas e galerias
What are common misspellings of "toupeira"?
Common misspellings include "otupeira", "topueira", "touepira", "toupeiar", "toupeirra". The correct spelling is "toupeira".
How do you pronounce "toupeira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toupeira" is /tow.ˈpɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toupeira" come from?
"toupeira" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “toupeira”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-O-U-P-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tow.ˈpɐj.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

Same frequency band

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