clima

/ˈkli.mɐ/

//ˈkli.mɐ// noun

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The verdict

“clima” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,525
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - as condições médias do tempo geralmente presentes numa região, como a temperatura, pressão do ar, umidade, precipitação, presença ou ausência do sol, ventos, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-clima · clima · Portuguese

clima · rank #1,525 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,525
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH campeonato

Nearest frequency peer: campeonato (-2 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 “clima”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “clima” 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).

clima vs cria
60% similar
clima vs coma
60% similar
clima vs coisa
60% similar

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

Key facts for clima
PropertyValue
Headwordclima
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkli.mɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,525
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “clima”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “campeonato” (#1,523), “conceito” (#1,527), “cair” (#1,522). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “clima” fica em #1,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around clima (IPA /ˈkli.mɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,525 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for clima, with forms such as "cclima", "cilma", and "cliam". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cria", "coma", "coisa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is clima, spelled C-L-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    as condições médias do tempo geralmente presentes numa região, como a temperatura, pressão do ar, umidade, precipitação, presença ou ausência do sol, ventos, etc
  2. 2
    as atitudes, padrões ou condições ambientais de um grupo, período ou lugar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how clima appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O deserto do Saara tem um dos climas mais secos do mundo.
  2. Após o assassinato do primeiro ministro o clima era de confusão política.

This word in other languages

climate(English)clima(Español)climat(Français)Klima(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclima
  • cilma
  • cliam
  • climma
  • cllima
  • clmia
  • lcima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clima - 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.

cclima1cilma2cliam2climma1cllima1clmia2lcima2
Edit distance from "clima"

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 "clima"?
"clima" is spelled C-L-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkli.mɐ/.
What does "clima" mean?
As a noun, "clima" means: as condições médias do tempo geralmente presentes numa região, como a temperatura, pressão do ar, umidade, precipitação, presença ou ausência do sol, ventos, etc
What words are commonly confused with "clima"?
"clima" is commonly confused with "cria", "coma", "coisa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clima" is /ˈkli.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clima" come from?
"clima" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beber#1,521torno#1,513mídia#1,543perda#1,548

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

diário7 variantschuva7 variantsJorge7 variantspadre7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list