clientela

/kli.ẽ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/

//kli.ẽ.ˈtɛ.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“clientela” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,238
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grupo de pessoas ou entidades econômicas que costumam comprar, ter relações mercantis, com um determinado fornecedor; o mesmo que compradores

Corpus desk

Index PT-clientela · clientela · Portuguese

clientela · rank #20,238 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,238
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH confiabilidade

Nearest frequency peer: confiabilidade (+8 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “clientela”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “clientela” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

clientela vs cliente
78% similar

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

Key facts for clientela
PropertyValue
Headwordclientela
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kli.ẽ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,238
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “clientela”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.clientelacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “confiabilidade” (#20,246), “congelamento” (#20,247), “busto” (#20,228). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “clientela” fica em #20,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around clientela (IPA /kli.ẽ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,238 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "grupo de pessoas ou entidades econômicas que costumam comprar, ter relações mercantis, com um determinado fornecedor; o mesmo que compradores".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for clientela, with forms such as "cclientela", "cilentela", and "cleintela". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cliente", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is clientela, spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    grupo de pessoas ou entidades econômicas que costumam comprar, ter relações mercantis, com um determinado fornecedor; o mesmo que compradores

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclientela
  • cilentela
  • cleintela
  • clienetla
  • clienntela
  • clienteal
  • clientella
  • clientlea
  • clienttela
  • clietnela
  • clinetela
  • cllientela
  • lcientela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clientela - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cclientela1cilentela2cleintela2clienetla2clienntela1clienteal2clientella1clientlea2
Edit distance from "clientela"

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 "clientela"?
"clientela" is spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kli.ẽ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/.
What does "clientela" mean?
As a noun, "clientela" means: grupo de pessoas ou entidades econômicas que costumam comprar, ter relações mercantis, com um determinado fornecedor; o mesmo que compradores
What words are commonly confused with "clientela"?
"clientela" is commonly confused with "cliente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clientela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clientela" is /kli.ẽ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clientela" come from?
"clientela" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bilateral#20,218danificar#20,260escanteio#20,291ferimento#20,300

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

extradição13 variantsabsolvição13 variantsimproviso13 variantsinclinado13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list