cisterna
The verdict
“cisterna” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #31,292 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,292
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fosso perfurado no solo para extração de água potável
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cisterna |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #31,292 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cisterna” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cisterna is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #31,292 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 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cisterna, with forms such as "ccisterna", "cisetrna", and "cissterna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is cisterna, spelled C-I-S-T-E-R-N-A.
Definition
- 1fosso perfurado no solo para extração de água potável
- 2poço, cacimba
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccisterna,cisetrna,cissterna,cistenra,cisteran,cisternna,cisterrna,cistrena,cistterna,citserna,csiterna,icsterna
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cisterna - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “cisterna”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-I-S-T-E-R-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.