carteira

//kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,459

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

carteira is aPortuguesenoun. It means: bolsa, geralmente de couro, com divisões para guardar dinheiro, papéis, etc Pronounced /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/. It ranks #3,459 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with cátedra and certeiro.

Key facts for carteira
PropertyValue
Headwordcarteira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,459
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for carteira is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,459 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for carteira, with forms such as "acrteira", "caretira", and "carrteira". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "cátedra", "certeiro", "carteiro", 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 carteira, spelled C-A-R-T-E-I-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    bolsa, geralmente de couro, com divisões para guardar dinheiro, papéis, etc
  2. 2
    malinha de mão que as senhoras usam
  3. 3
    mesa inclinada para escrever ou estudar
  4. 4
    escrivaninha

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrteira,caretira,carrteira,carteiar,carteirra,carteria,cartiera,cartteira,catreira,ccarteira,crateira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for carteira

Misspelling Variants of "carteira"

acrteira8caretira8carrteira9carteiar8carteirra9carteria8cartiera8cartteira9
Misspelling Variants of "carteira"

Frequency rank: #3,459 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carteira"?
"carteira" is spelled C-A-R-T-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "carteira" mean?
As a noun, "carteira" means: bolsa, geralmente de couro, com divisões para guardar dinheiro, papéis, etc
What words are commonly confused with "carteira"?
"carteira" is commonly confused with "cátedra", "certeiro", "carteiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carteira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carteira" is /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carteira" come from?
"carteira" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.