catapulta

//kɐ.tɐ.ˈpuɫ.tɐ// noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,236

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

catapulta is aPortuguesenoun. It means: (Diacronismo: antigo): máquina de guerra que se destinava a lançar, sobre o inimigo, pedras, dardos ou outros projéteis de grande tamanho Pronounced /kɐ.tɐ.ˈpuɫ.tɐ/.

Key facts for catapulta
PropertyValue
Headwordcatapulta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.tɐ.ˈpuɫ.tɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,236
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for catapulta is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.tɐ.ˈpuɫ.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #45,236 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for catapulta, with forms such as "actapulta", "caatpulta", and "catapluta". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 catapulta, spelled C-A-T-A-P-U-L-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Diacronismo: antigo): máquina de guerra que se destinava a lançar, sobre o inimigo, pedras, dardos ou outros projéteis de grande tamanho
  2. 2
    (Regionalismo: Brasil): aparelho que, instalado em porta-aviões, se destina a lançar aviões, dando-lhes forte impulso inicial para o voo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: actapulta,caatpulta,catapluta,catappulta,catapulat,catapullta,catapultta,cataputla,catauplta,catpaulta,cattapulta,ccatapulta,ctaapulta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for catapulta

Misspelling Variants of "catapulta"

actapulta9caatpulta9catapluta9catappulta10catapulat9catapullta10catapultta10cataputla9
Misspelling Variants of "catapulta"

Frequency rank: #45,236 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "catapulta"?
"catapulta" is spelled C-A-T-A-P-U-L-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.tɐ.ˈpuɫ.tɐ/.
What does "catapulta" mean?
As a noun, "catapulta" means: (Diacronismo: antigo): máquina de guerra que se destinava a lançar, sobre o inimigo, pedras, dardos ou outros projéteis de grande tamanho
What are common misspellings of "catapulta"?
Common misspellings include "actapulta", "caatpulta", "catapluta", "catappulta", "catapulat". The correct spelling is "catapulta".
How do you pronounce "catapulta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catapulta" is /kɐ.tɐ.ˈpuɫ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catapulta" come from?
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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.