catita

/kaˈt͡ʃi.tɐ/

//kaˈt͡ʃi.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“catita” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,427 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,427
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa elegante ou vestida com esmero

Corpus desk

Index PT-catita · catita · Portuguese

catita · rank #55,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,427
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cedência

Nearest frequency peer: cedência (+3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “catita”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “catita” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for catita
PropertyValue
Headwordcatita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kaˈt͡ʃi.tɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “catita” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cedência” (#55,430), “celeuma” (#55,431), “burocrata” (#55,416). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “catita” fica em #55,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

catita is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,427 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kaˈt͡ʃi.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for catita, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is catita, spelled C-A-T-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa elegante ou vestida com esmero
  2. 2
    teiga
  3. 3
    vela pequena da popa, usada em chalupas e outros barcos pequenos
  4. 4
    espécie de rato pequeno
  5. 5
    filhote de rato

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 "catita"?
"catita" is spelled C-A-T-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kaˈt͡ʃi.tɐ/.
What does "catita" mean?
As a noun, "catita" means: pessoa elegante ou vestida com esmero
How do you pronounce "catita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catita" is /kaˈt͡ʃi.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catita" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list