batata
/bɐ.ˈta.tɐ/
The verdict
“batata” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,497. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,497
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 840
- “B” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expressa que algo se materializa, ocorre ou se dá conforme afirmado, esperado ou implicitado
Corpus desk
Index PT-batata · batata · Portuguese
batata · rank #5,497 · 8 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,497
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 840
- PHOTO-FINISH barreira
Nearest frequency peer: barreira (-1 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.
Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “batata”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- aprendizagem
aprendizagem
94,509 corpus weight
- apresentador
apresentador
94,508 corpus weight
- barreira
barreira
94,505 corpus weight
- batata
batata
94,504 corpus weight
- bronze
bronze
94,501 corpus weight
- cana
cana
94,498 corpus weight
What this shows “batata” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | batata |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /bɐ.ˈta.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,497 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “batata”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around batata (IPA /bɐ.ˈta.tɐ/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #5,497 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "expressa que algo se materializa, ocorre ou se dá conforme afirmado, esperado ou implicitado".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for batata, with forms such as "abtata", "baatta", and "bataat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "beata", "batida", "batera", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is batata, spelled B-A-T-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1expressa que algo se materializa, ocorre ou se dá conforme afirmado, esperado ou implicitado
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how batata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A caçadora sabia que as reses porcinas passavam naquela trilha, só precisava de uma armadilha e uma isca adequada, e assim foi, armou a armadilha e batata! fez um belo assado ao final do dia.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abtata
- baatta
- bataat
- batatta
- battaa
- battata
- bbatata
- btaata
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of batata - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).