urupema

/u.ɾu.ˈpe.mɐ/

//u.ɾu.ˈpe.mɐ// noun

The verdict

“urupema” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,361 among 147 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,361
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - espécie de peneira de palha

Corpus desk

Index PT-urupema · urupema · Portuguese

urupema · rank #93,361 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,361
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH urze

Nearest frequency peer: urze (+2 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 “urupema”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for urupema
PropertyValue
Headwordurupema
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/u.ɾu.ˈpe.mɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,361
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “urupema” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).urupemacai 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: “urze” (#93,363), “vaporizar” (#93,369), “Trentino” (#93,344). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “urupema” fica em #93,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

urupema is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,361 among 147 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /u.ɾu.ˈpe.mɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "espécie de peneira de palha".

No misspelling variants are generated for urupema in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 urupema, spelled U-R-U-P-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de peneira de palha

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 "urupema"?
"urupema" is spelled U-R-U-P-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /u.ɾu.ˈpe.mɐ/.
What does "urupema" mean?
As a noun, "urupema" means: espécie de peneira de palha
How do you pronounce "urupema"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urupema" is /u.ɾu.ˈpe.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urupema" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list