goteira
/ɡu.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“goteira” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,611 among 1,241 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,611
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,241
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - extremidade da telha por onde cai a água do telhado
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | goteira |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡu.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “goteira” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
goteira is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,611 among 1,241 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡu.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for goteira in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is goteira, spelled G-O-T-E-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1extremidade da telha por onde cai a água do telhado
- 2cano ou calha para águas pluviais.
- 3fenda por onde se infiltra água no interior de uma casa
- 4sulco num osso que permite a passagem de nervos, vasos sanguíneos, tendões
- 5concavidade na superfície exterior do livro que se opõe à lombada
- 6aparelho ortopédico usado para imobilizar um membro
- 7ligeira perturbação psíquica ou mental.
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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Using “goteira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-O-T-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡu.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.