# cata

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈka.tɐ/ · frequency rank #31,681

## Definitions
1. busca
2. procura
3. pesquisa
4. ação de catar
5. género de plantas celastríneas
6. moeda do século XVI que correu na Síria e no Turquestão
7. sítio onde se fazem pesquisas de minérios
8. lugar cavado para se extrair ouro da terra
9. separação de grãos pretos e mirrados no café verde
10. nome de duas árvores medicinais

## Easily confused with
- **chá** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cha)
- **clã** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cla)
- **cut** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cut)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-csa)
- **cima** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cima)
- **copa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-copa)
- **cena** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cena)
- **cria** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cria)
- **cura** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cura)
- **city** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-city)
- **cuba** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cuba)
- **coma** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-coma)
- **chat** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-chat)
- **cela** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cela)
- **cota** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cota)
- **cera** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cera)
- **cova** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cova)
- **coxa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-coxa)
- **ceia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-ceia)
- **cave** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cata-vs-cave)

## Common misspellings (5)
`acta`, `caat`, `catta`, `ccata`, `ctaa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/cata