conversa

/kõ.ˈvɛɾ.sɐ/

//kõ.ˈvɛɾ.sɐ// noun

The verdict

“conversa” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,006. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,006
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - troca de informações entre duas ou mais pessoas por via oral

Corpus desk

Index PT-conversa · conversa · Portuguese

conversa · rank #1,006 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,006
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH china

Nearest frequency peer: china (-1 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 “conversa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “conversa” 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).

conversa vs convés
63% similar
conversa vs converso
88% similar
conversa vs conversar
89% similar

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

Key facts for conversa
PropertyValue
Headwordconversa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.ˈvɛɾ.sɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,006
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “conversa”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “china” (#1,005), “aniversário” (#1,003), “escrever” (#1,009). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “conversa” fica em #1,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around conversa (IPA /kõ.ˈvɛɾ.sɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,006 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for conversa, with forms such as "cconversa", "cnoversa", and "conevrsa". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "convés", "converso", "conversar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is conversa, spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    troca de informações entre duas ou mais pessoas por via oral
  2. 2
    mentira

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Precisamos ter uma conversa séria.
  2. Isso é só conversa, na hora do vamos ver, a história vai ser bem diferente.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconversa
  • cnoversa
  • conevrsa
  • connversa
  • converas
  • converrsa
  • converssa
  • convesra
  • convresa
  • convversa
  • covnersa
  • ocnversa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconversa1cnoversa2conevrsa2connversa1converas2converrsa1converssa1convesra2
Edit distance from "conversa"

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 "conversa"?
"conversa" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈvɛɾ.sɐ/.
What does "conversa" mean?
As a noun, "conversa" means: troca de informações entre duas ou mais pessoas por via oral
What words are commonly confused with "conversa"?
"conversa" is commonly confused with "convés", "converso", "conversar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conversa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conversa" is /kõ.ˈvɛɾ.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conversa" come from?
"conversa" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list