estafeta
/iʃ.tɐ.ˈfe.tɐ/
The verdict
“estafeta” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,913. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,913
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,279
- “E” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mensageiro, carteiro, portador de despacho
Corpus desk
Index PT-estafeta · estafeta · Portuguese
estafeta · rank #48,913 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #48,913
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,279
- PHOTO-FINISH especiaria
Nearest frequency peer: especiaria (-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 “estafeta”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- especiaria
especiaria
51,089 corpus weight
- estafeta
estafeta
51,088 corpus weight
- estagiar
estagiar
51,087 corpus weight
- estardalhaço
estardalhaço
51,086 corpus weight
- estressar
estressar
51,083 corpus weight
- fartar
fartar
51,073 corpus weight
What this shows “estafeta” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estafeta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.tɐ.ˈfe.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #48,913 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “estafeta”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around estafeta (IPA /iʃ.tɐ.ˈfe.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,913 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for estafeta, with forms such as "esatfeta", "esstafeta", and "estaefta". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "estatueta", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is estafeta, spelled E-S-T-A-F-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1mensageiro, carteiro, portador de despacho
- 2correio a cavalo entre distintas estações
- 3corrida ou natação na que há revezamento
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how estafeta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Senti uma pessoa andando atrás de mim com as passadas largas de seu Maciel. Mas passou na frente: era o estafeta do correio com a mala. Já ia para a estação. Saí atrás dele.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- esatfeta
- esstafeta
- estaefta
- estafeat
- estafetta
- estaffeta
- estaftea
- estfaeta
- esttafeta
- etsafeta
- setafeta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estafeta - 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.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "estafeta", 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 (11 here; floor ≥5).