ladeira

/lɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

//lɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ladeira” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,061
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inclinação de terreno

Corpus desk

Index PT-ladeira · ladeira · Portuguese

ladeira · rank #17,061 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,061
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH klein

Nearest frequency peer: klein (-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 “ladeira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ladeira” 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).

ladeira vs lareira
86% similar
ladeira vs lixeira
71% similar

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

Key facts for ladeira
PropertyValue
Headwordladeira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,061
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ladeira”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ladeiracai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “klein” (#17,060), “limited” (#17,065), “luca” (#17,068). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “ladeira” fica em #17,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ladeira (IPA /lɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,061 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ladeira, with forms such as "aldeira", "laddeira", and "ladeiar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "lareira", "lixeira", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ladeira, spelled L-A-D-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    inclinação de terreno
  2. 2
    declive
  3. 3
    encosta

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ladeira appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nós subimos a ladeira.

This word in other languages

hillside(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aldeira
  • laddeira
  • ladeiar
  • ladeirra
  • laderia
  • ladiera
  • laedira
  • ldaeira
  • lladeira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ladeira - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aldeira2laddeira1ladeiar2ladeirra1laderia2ladiera2laedira2ldaeira2
Edit distance from "ladeira"

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 "ladeira"?
"ladeira" is spelled L-A-D-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "ladeira" mean?
As a noun, "ladeira" means: inclinação de terreno
What words are commonly confused with "ladeira"?
"ladeira" is commonly confused with "lareira", "lixeira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ladeira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ladeira" is /lɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ladeira" come from?
"ladeira" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ladeira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

limited#17,065mandava#17,074matinal#17,076omissão#17,092

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

filiação9 variantspastel9 variantsvigília9 variantsbrando9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list