leitura

/lɐj.ˈtu.ɾɐ/

//lɐj.ˈtu.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“leitura” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,056. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,056
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de ler

Corpus desk

Index PT-leitura · leitura · Portuguese

leitura · rank #2,056 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,056
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH jantar

Nearest frequency peer: jantar (-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 “leitura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “leitura” 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).

leitura vs letra
71% similar
leitura vs lisura
71% similar
leitura vs leitor
71% similar

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

Key facts for leitura
PropertyValue
Headwordleitura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lɐj.ˈtu.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,056
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “leitura”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “jantar” (#2,055), “mora” (#2,057), “guia” (#2,053). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “leitura” fica em #2,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around leitura (IPA /lɐj.ˈtu.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,056 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for leitura, with forms such as "elitura", "leitrua", and "leittura". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "letra", "lisura", "leitor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is leitura, spelled L-E-I-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de ler
  2. 2
    arte de ler

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. As suas leituras são muito bonitas.
  2. Que leitura magnífica!

This word in other languages

lectura(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elitura
  • leitrua
  • leittura
  • leituar
  • leiturra
  • leiutra
  • letiura
  • lietura
  • lleitura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elitura2leitrua2leittura1leituar2leiturra1leiutra2letiura2lietura2
Edit distance from "leitura"

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 "leitura"?
"leitura" is spelled L-E-I-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐj.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.
What does "leitura" mean?
As a noun, "leitura" means: ato ou efeito de ler
What words are commonly confused with "leitura"?
"leitura" is commonly confused with "letra", "lisura", "leitor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leitura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leitura" is /lɐj.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leitura" come from?
"leitura" 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 "leitura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

perdido#2,061esporte#2,049divisão#2,045recente#2,068

Similar misspelling depth

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

jantar9 variantsdecreto9 variantsataques9 variantsfechar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list