urupema

/u.ɾu.ˈpe.mɐ/

//u.ɾu.ˈpe.mɐ// noun

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The verdict

“urupema” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,361 among 345 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,361
frequency rank, Portuguese
345
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - espécie de peneira de palha

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)

Where “urupema” 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). urupema lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

urupema is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,361 among 345 “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?
"urupema" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “urupema”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-R-U-P-E-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /u.ɾu.ˈpe.mɐ/ (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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list