dieta

/ˈdjɛ.tɐ/

//ˈdjɛ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“dieta” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,060
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - regime especial de alimentação

Corpus desk

Index PT-dieta · dieta · Portuguese

dieta · rank #4,060 · 6 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,060
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desfile

Nearest frequency peer: desfile (-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 “dieta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dieta” 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).

dieta vs dit
60% similar
dieta vs dita
80% similar
dieta vs diva
60% similar

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

Key facts for dieta
PropertyValue
Headworddieta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdjɛ.tɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,060
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dieta”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).dietacai 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 “desfile” (#4,059), “demorar” (#4,057), “emissora” (#4,063). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dieta” fica em #4,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around dieta (IPA /ˈdjɛ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,060 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for dieta, with forms such as "ddieta", "deita", and "dieat". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "dit", "dita", "diva", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 dieta, spelled D-I-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    regime especial de alimentação
  2. 2
    privação de alimentos ou de parte deles
  3. 3
    assembleia legislativa de alguns estados
  4. 4
    assembleia dos capítulos de certas ordens religiosas

This word in other languages

diet(English)dieta(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddieta
  • deita
  • dieat
  • dietta
  • ditea
  • ideta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddieta1deita2dieat2dietta1ditea2ideta2
Edit distance from "dieta"

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 "dieta"?
"dieta" is spelled D-I-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdjɛ.tɐ/.
What does "dieta" mean?
As a noun, "dieta" means: regime especial de alimentação
What words are commonly confused with "dieta"?
"dieta" is commonly confused with "dit", "dita", "diva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dieta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dieta" is /ˈdjɛ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dieta" come from?
"dieta" 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 "dieta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Guiné#4,073bispo#4,045Miami#4,081aluno#4,036

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

back6 variantstocou6 variantssuave6 variantsplay6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list