janela
/ʒɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/
The verdict
“janela” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,276 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,276
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - buraco na parede, geralmente retangular, feito para permitir a entrada de luz e ar
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 | janela |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʒɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,276 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “janela” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for janela is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʒɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,276 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for janela, with forms such as "ajnela", "jaenla", and "janeal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "janta", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is janela, spelled J-A-N-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1buraco na parede, geralmente retangular, feito para permitir a entrada de luz e ar
- 2lugar o mais próximo à janela
- 3área na tela de um computador, de apresentação componível de diversos elementos gráficos, e que se destina ao uso de um aplicativo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ajnela,jaenla,janeal,janella,janlea,jannela,jjanela,jnaela
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of janela - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “janela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-A-N-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʒɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “janta” - see the side-by-side comparison. janela vs janta
- 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.