trapalhada

/tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈʎa.dɐ/

//tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈʎa.dɐ// noun

The verdict

“trapalhada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,539 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,539
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - confusão, desordem, bagunça

Corpus desk

Index PT-trapalhada · trapalhada · Portuguese

trapalhada · rank #64,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,539
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tini

Nearest frequency peer: tini (-7 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “trapalhada”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “trapalhada” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trapalhada
PropertyValue
Headwordtrapalhada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈʎa.dɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “trapalhada” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).trapalhadacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “tini” (#64,532), “tien” (#64,531), “urtiga” (#64,553). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “trapalhada” fica em #64,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trapalhada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,539 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈʎa.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "confusão, desordem, bagunça".

No generated misspelling entries exist for trapalhada in our index, 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 no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is trapalhada, spelled T-R-A-P-A-L-H-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    confusão, desordem, bagunça

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how trapalhada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Na manhã seguinte, Fernanda soube por uma vizinha da trapalhada de Chiquinho, como ele é fichado na família.

Synonyms

alborqueimbróglio

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 "trapalhada"?
"trapalhada" is spelled T-R-A-P-A-L-H-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈʎa.dɐ/.
What does "trapalhada" mean?
As a noun, "trapalhada" means: confusão, desordem, bagunça
How do you pronounce "trapalhada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trapalhada" is /tɾɐ.pɐ.ˈʎa.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trapalhada" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trapalhada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list