letra

/ˈle.tɾɐ/

//ˈle.tɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“letra” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,238
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - representação gráfica dos sons de um idioma

Corpus desk

Index PT-letra · letra · Portuguese

letra · rank #2,238 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,238
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lançar

Nearest frequency peer: lançar (-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 “letra”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “letra” 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).

letra vs luta
60% similar
letra vs leva
60% similar
letra vs lira
60% similar

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

Key facts for letra
PropertyValue
Headwordletra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈle.tɾɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,238
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “letra”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.letracai 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 “lançar” (#2,237), “ligado” (#2,239), “grosso” (#2,236). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “letra” fica em #2,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around letra (IPA /ˈle.tɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,238 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for letra, with forms such as "eltra", "lerta", and "letar". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "luta", "leva", "lira", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is letra, spelled L-E-T-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    representação gráfica dos sons de um idioma
  2. 2
    compromisso de pagamento com vencimento periódico
  3. 3
    peça de metal fundida com uma letra¹ em relevo, usada para impressão
  4. 4
    versos que compõem a parte vocal de uma canção
  5. 5
    forma característica que tem cada pessoa de fazer sua letra¹ manuscrita

This word in other languages

letter(English)letra(Español)lettre(Français)Buchstabe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eltra
  • lerta
  • letar
  • letrra
  • lettra
  • lletra
  • ltera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eltra2lerta2letar2letrra1lettra1lletra1ltera2
Edit distance from "letra"

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 "letra"?
"letra" is spelled L-E-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈle.tɾɐ/.
What does "letra" mean?
As a noun, "letra" means: representação gráfica dos sons de um idioma
What words are commonly confused with "letra"?
"letra" is commonly confused with "luta", "leva", "lira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "letra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "letra" is /ˈle.tɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "letra" come from?
"letra" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Louis#2,240nação#2,246subir#2,256vinte#2,258

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

grosso7 variantsouvido7 variantsatuação7 variantsLucas7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list