acata

[a.ˈka.ta]

/[a.ˈka.ta]/ verb

The verdict

“acata” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,569 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,569
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo de acatar

Corpus desk

Index PT-acata · acata · Portuguese

acata · rank #68,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,569
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aconchegar

Nearest frequency peer: aconchegar (+3 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 “acata”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acata
PropertyValue
Headwordacata
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA[a.ˈka.ta]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “acata” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.acatacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “aconchegar” (#68,572), “adornado” (#68,575), “aeróbico” (#68,577). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “acata” fica em #68,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acata is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,569 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [a.ˈka.ta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for acata in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is acata, spelled A-C-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo de acatar
  2. 2
    segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo de acatar

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 "acata"?
"acata" is spelled A-C-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [a.ˈka.ta].
What does "acata" mean?
As a verb, "acata" means: terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo de acatar
How do you pronounce "acata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acata" is [a.ˈka.ta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acata" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list