estrutura

noun

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The verdict

“estrutura” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,074 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,074
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - algo constituído de partes distintas

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

estrutura vs estrutural
90% similar
estrutura vs estruturar
90% similar
estrutura vs estatura
78% similar

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

Key facts for estrutura
PropertyValue
Headwordestrutura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,074
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “estrutura” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). estrutura lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for estrutura is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #1,074 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for estrutura, with forms such as "esrtutura", "esstrutura", and "estrrutura". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "estrutural", "estruturar", "estatura", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is estrutura, spelled E-S-T-R-U-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    algo constituído de partes distintas
  2. 2
    partes de um corpo responsáveis pela sua resistência e/ou sustentação
  3. 3
    o modo como partes organizadas se relacionam
  4. 4
    modo de organização, construção e arranjo dos tecidos ou órgãos
  5. 5
    a composição de uma rocha, em oposição à sua textura
  6. 6
    a maneira pelo qual os átomos se organizam em uma molécula
  7. 7
    o sistema de relações entre os grupos constituintes de uma sociedade
  8. 8
    o padrão de organização de uma língua como um todo ou os relacionamentos entre seus elementos constituintes (como morfemas, fonemas, etc)
  9. 9
    lista de atribuições, contendo geralmente um universo de discurso, para os diversos sinais que constituem o alfabeto de um sistema lógico, de modo que sejam associados a todas as fórmulas deste sistema valores veritativos; modelo; interpretação

This word in other languages

structure(English)estructura(Español)structure(Français)Struktur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esrtutura,esstrutura,estrrutura,estrtuura,estrutrua,estruttura,estrutuar,estruturra,estruutra,esttrutura,esturtura,etsrutura,setrutura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esrtutura2esstrutura1estrrutura1estrtuura2estrutrua2estruttura1estrutuar2estruturra1
Edit distance from "estrutura"

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 "estrutura"?
"estrutura" is spelled E-S-T-R-U-T-U-R-A.
What does "estrutura" mean?
As a noun, "estrutura" means: algo constituído de partes distintas
What words are commonly confused with "estrutura"?
"estrutura" is commonly confused with "estrutural", "estruturar", "estatura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "estrutura" come from?
"estrutura" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “estrutura”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-T-R-U-T-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “estrutural” - see the side-by-side comparison. estrutura vs estrutural
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list