categoria

/kɐ.tɨ.ɡu.ˈɾi.ɐ/

//kɐ.tɨ.ɡu.ˈɾi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“categoria” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,328 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,328
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tema, série ou grupo de coisas relacionadas ou análogas; caso haja analogia (pontos em comum) do ponto de vista semântico, ou seja, quanto aos sentidos das palavras, tal série categórica é denomina...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

categoria vs category
78% similar
categoria vs categorizar
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for categoria
PropertyValue
Headwordcategoria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.tɨ.ɡu.ˈɾi.ɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,328
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “categoria” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). categoria lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for categoria is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.tɨ.ɡu.ˈɾi.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,328 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for categoria, with forms such as "actegoria", "caetgoria", and "categgoria". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "category", "categorizar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is categoria, spelled C-A-T-E-G-O-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tema, série ou grupo de coisas relacionadas ou análogas; caso haja analogia (pontos em comum) do ponto de vista semântico, ou seja, quanto aos sentidos das palavras, tal série categórica é denominada "tesauro" ou "thesaurus"
  2. 2
    classe ou série onde se colocam várias coisas ou objetos da mesma natureza
  3. 3
    classe social, administrativa, etc
  4. 4
    hierarquia
  5. 5
    posição
  6. 6
    pessoas de importância social
  7. 7
    conceitos gerais que exprimem as diversas relações que se podem estabelecer entre as ideias e os fatos
  8. 8
    estrutura algébrica definida por duas classes e por uma operação binária sobre os próprios morfismos

Synonyms

classificaçãorubricatema

This word in other languages

category(English)categoría(Español)catégorie(Français)Kategorie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: actegoria,caetgoria,categgoria,categoira,categorai,categorria,categroia,cateogria,catgeoria,cattegoria,ccategoria,ctaegoria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

actegoria2caetgoria2categgoria1categoira2categorai2categorria1categroia2cateogria2
Edit distance from "categoria"

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 "categoria"?
"categoria" is spelled C-A-T-E-G-O-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.tɨ.ɡu.ˈɾi.ɐ/.
What does "categoria" mean?
As a noun, "categoria" means: tema, série ou grupo de coisas relacionadas ou análogas; caso haja analogia (pontos em comum) do ponto de vista semântico, ou seja, quanto aos sentidos das palavras, tal série categórica é denomina...
What words are commonly confused with "categoria"?
"categoria" is commonly confused with "category", "categorizar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "categoria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "categoria" is /kɐ.tɨ.ɡu.ˈɾi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "categoria" come from?
"categoria" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “categoria”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-T-E-G-O-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɐ.tɨ.ɡu.ˈɾi.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “category” - see the side-by-side comparison. categoria vs category
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list