atleta

//ɐ.ˈtlɛ.tɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,819

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

atleta is aPortuguesenoun. It means: pessoa que pratica atletismo Pronounced /ɐ.ˈtlɛ.tɐ/. It ranks #3,819 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with alta and alemã.

Key facts for atleta
PropertyValue
Headwordatleta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈtlɛ.tɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,819
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of atleta in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for atleta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈtlɛ.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,819 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for atleta, with forms such as "alteta", "atelta", and "atleat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "alta", "alemã", "ateia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is atleta, spelled A-T-L-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que pratica atletismo
  2. 2
    gladiador
  3. 3
    pessoa que tem dedicação em manter uma boa ou manter-se em boa forma física

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alteta,atelta,atleat,atletta,atlleta,atltea,attleta,taleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for atleta

Misspelling Variants of "atleta"

alteta6atelta6atleat6atletta7atlleta7atltea6attleta7taleta6
Misspelling Variants of "atleta"

Frequency rank: #3,819 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "atleta"?
"atleta" is spelled A-T-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈtlɛ.tɐ/.
What does "atleta" mean?
As a noun, "atleta" means: pessoa que pratica atletismo
What words are commonly confused with "atleta"?
"atleta" is commonly confused with "alta", "alemã", "ateia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atleta" is /ɐ.ˈtlɛ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atleta" come from?
"atleta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.