Wikipédia

/wi.ki.ˈpɛ.dja/

//wi.ki.ˈpɛ.dja// noun

The verdict

“Wikipédia” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,782 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,782
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - enciclopédia online livre cujo conteúdo pode ser ampliado ou alterado por qualquer pessoa, desde que com seriedade e respeito às normas de conduta e de direitos autorais; seu conteúdo é licenciado ...

Key facts for Wikipédia
PropertyValue
HeadwordWikipédia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/wi.ki.ˈpɛ.dja/
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,782
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wikipédia” 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). Wikipédia lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Wikipédia is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /wi.ki.ˈpɛ.dja/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,782 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "enciclopédia online livre cujo conteúdo pode ser ampliado ou alterado por qualquer pessoa, desde que com seriedade e respeito às normas de conduta e de direitos autorais; seu conteúdo é licenciado ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wikipédia, with forms such as "iwkipédia", "wiikpédia", and "wikipdéia". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is Wikipédia, spelled W-I-K-I-P-É-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    enciclopédia online livre cujo conteúdo pode ser ampliado ou alterado por qualquer pessoa, desde que com seriedade e respeito às normas de conduta e de direitos autorais; seu conteúdo é licenciado pela GNU Free Documentation License e pela Creative Commons SA 4.0

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwkipédia,wiikpédia,wikipdéia,wikippédia,wikipédai,wikipéddia,wikipéida,wikiépdia,wikkipédia,wikpiédia,wkiipédia,wwikipédia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wikipédia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iwkipédia2wiikpédia2wikipdéia2wikippédia1wikipédai2wikipéddia1wikipéida2wikiépdia2
Edit distance from "Wikipédia"

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 "Wikipédia"?
"Wikipédia" is spelled W-I-K-I-P-É-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /wi.ki.ˈpɛ.dja/.
What does "Wikipédia" mean?
As a noun, "Wikipédia" means: enciclopédia online livre cujo conteúdo pode ser ampliado ou alterado por qualquer pessoa, desde que com seriedade e respeito às normas de conduta e de direitos autorais; seu conteúdo é licenciado ...
What are common misspellings of "Wikipédia"?
Common misspellings include "iwkipédia", "wiikpédia", "wikipdéia", "wikippédia", "wikipédai". The correct spelling is "Wikipédia".
How do you pronounce "Wikipédia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wikipédia" is /wi.ki.ˈpɛ.dja/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wikipédia" come from?
"Wikipédia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Wikipédia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is W-I-K-I-P-É-D-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /wi.ki.ˈpɛ.dja/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list