cultura

/kuɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/

//kuɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“cultura” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#490
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto de conhecimento adquirido; a instrução, o saber: uma sólida cultura

Corpus desk

Index PT-cultura · cultura · Portuguese

cultura · rank #490 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #490
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coração

Nearest frequency peer: coração (-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 “cultura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cultura” 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).

cultura vs cultural
88% similar
cultura vs captura
71% similar
cultura vs costura
71% similar

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

Key facts for cultura
PropertyValue
Headwordcultura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kuɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#490
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cultura”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “coração” (#489), “campo” (#488), “junho” (#492). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cultura” fica em #490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cultura (IPA /kuɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #490 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cultura, with forms such as "ccultura", "clutura", and "culltura". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cultural", "captura", "costura", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is cultura, spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto de conhecimento adquirido; a instrução, o saber: uma sólida cultura
  2. 2
    conjunto das estruturas sociais, religiosas, etc., das manifestações intelectuais, artísticas etc., que caracteriza uma sociedade: a cultura inca; a cultura helenística
  3. 3
    conjunto de tradições, técnicas e conhecimentos de um povo
  4. 4
    ação ou maneira de cultivar a terra ou as plantas; cultivo: a cultura das flores
  5. 5
    desenvolvimento de certas espécies microbianas: caldo de cultura
  6. 6
    terreno cultivado: a extensão das culturas
  7. 7
    categoria de vegetais cultivados: culturas forrageiras
  8. 8
    arte de utilizar certas produções naturais: a cultura do algodão
  9. 9
    criação de certos animais: a cultura de abelhas

Antonyms

incultura

This word in other languages

culture(English)cultura(Español)culture(Français)Kultur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccultura
  • clutura
  • culltura
  • cultrua
  • culttura
  • cultuar
  • culturra
  • culutra
  • cutlura
  • ucltura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cultura - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccultura1clutura2culltura1cultrua2culttura1cultuar2culturra1culutra2
Edit distance from "cultura"

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 "cultura"?
"cultura" is spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kuɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.
What does "cultura" mean?
As a noun, "cultura" means: conjunto de conhecimento adquirido; a instrução, o saber: uma sólida cultura
What words are commonly confused with "cultura"?
"cultura" is commonly confused with "cultural", "captura", "costura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cultura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cultura" is /kuɫ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cultura" come from?
"cultura" 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 "cultura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coração#489certeza#500começar#501consigo#502

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

produção10 variantsfederal10 variantsentanto10 variantspróprio10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list