beterraba

/bɨ.tɨ.ˈRa.bɐ/

//bɨ.tɨ.ˈRa.bɐ// noun

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The verdict

“beterraba” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,878
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta da família das quenopodiáceas, de raiz carnuda e grossa, com alto valor nutritivo donde se extrai açúcar (sacarose); nome científico: Beta vulgaris

Corpus desk

Index PT-beterraba · beterraba · Portuguese

beterraba · rank #28,878 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,878
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH caminhoneiro

Nearest frequency peer: caminhoneiro (+12 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 “beterraba”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “beterraba” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for beterraba
PropertyValue
Headwordbeterraba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɨ.tɨ.ˈRa.bɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,878
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “beterraba”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).beterrabacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “caminhoneiro” (#28,890), “carimbo” (#28,892), “chantilly” (#28,898). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “beterraba” fica em #28,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around beterraba (IPA /bɨ.tɨ.ˈRa.bɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,878 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "planta da família das quenopodiáceas, de raiz carnuda e grossa, com alto valor nutritivo donde se extrai açúcar (sacarose); nome científico: Beta vulgaris".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for beterraba, with forms such as "bbeterraba", "beetrraba", and "beteraba". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is beterraba, spelled B-E-T-E-R-R-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta da família das quenopodiáceas, de raiz carnuda e grossa, com alto valor nutritivo donde se extrai açúcar (sacarose); nome científico: Beta vulgaris

This word in other languages

beet(English)remolacha(Español)betterave(Français)Rote Bete(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeterraba
  • beetrraba
  • beteraba
  • beterarba
  • beterraab
  • beterrabba
  • beterrbaa
  • betreraba
  • betterraba
  • bteerraba
  • ebterraba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beterraba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbeterraba1beetrraba2beteraba1beterarba2beterraab2beterrabba1beterrbaa2betreraba2
Edit distance from "beterraba"

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 "beterraba"?
"beterraba" is spelled B-E-T-E-R-R-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɨ.tɨ.ˈRa.bɐ/.
What does "beterraba" mean?
As a noun, "beterraba" means: planta da família das quenopodiáceas, de raiz carnuda e grossa, com alto valor nutritivo donde se extrai açúcar (sacarose); nome científico: Beta vulgaris
What are common misspellings of "beterraba"?
Common misspellings include "bbeterraba", "beetrraba", "beteraba", "beterarba", "beterraab". The correct spelling is "beterraba".
How do you pronounce "beterraba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beterraba" is /bɨ.tɨ.ˈRa.bɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beterraba" come from?
"beterraba" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chantilly#28,898compulsão#28,909empecilho#28,953encarnado#28,954

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

estiagem11 variantsLaurence11 variantslimonada11 variantsliquidar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list