barbatana
/bɐɾ.bɐ.ˈtɐ.nɐ/
The verdict
“barbatana” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #45,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,714
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,073
- “B” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - apêndice externo que muitos animais aquáticos usam para a locomoção e equilíbrio
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barbatana |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɐɾ.bɐ.ˈtɐ.nɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #45,714 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “barbatana” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around barbatana (IPA /bɐɾ.bɐ.ˈtɐ.nɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,714 among 2,073 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for barbatana, with forms such as "abrbatana", "babratana", and "barabtana". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is barbatana, spelled B-A-R-B-A-T-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1apêndice externo que muitos animais aquáticos usam para a locomoção e equilíbrio
- 2apêndice externo do dorso de animais marinhos como tubarões e orcas
- 3pequena haste flexível usada para a armação de algumas peças do vestuário
- 4dobra cutânea dos cetáceos e sirenídeos.
- 5lâmina córnea superior da mucosa bucal dos cetáceos
- 6pé de pato
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abrbatana,babratana,barabtana,barbaatna,barbataan,barbatanna,barbatnaa,barbattana,barbbatana,barbtaana,barrbatana,bbarbatana,brabatana
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of barbatana - 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.
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.
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Using “barbatana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-R-B-A-T-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɐɾ.bɐ.ˈtɐ.nɐ/ (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.