linha

/ˈli.ɲɐ/

//ˈli.ɲɐ// noun

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The verdict

“linha” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #582. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#582
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o que tem comprimento sem largura

Corpus desk

Index PT-linha · linha · Portuguese

linha · rank #582 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #582
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH justiça

Nearest frequency peer: justiça (-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 “linha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “linha” 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).

linha vs Link
40% similar
linha vs luna
60% similar
linha vs lira
60% similar

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

Key facts for linha
PropertyValue
Headwordlinha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈli.ɲɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#582
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “linha”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).linhacai 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 “justiça” (#581), “cima” (#580), “mundial” (#584). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “linha” fica em #582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around linha (IPA /ˈli.ɲɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #582 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for linha, with forms such as "ilnha", "lihna", and "linah". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Link", "luna", "lira", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is linha, spelled L-I-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o que tem comprimento sem largura
  2. 2
    intersecção entre dois planos
  3. 3
    conjunto horizontal ou vertical de letras ou caracteres
  4. 4
    fio de um tecido qualquer
  5. 5
    fio de fibras de linho torcidas usado para coser, bordar, fazer renda, etc
  6. 6
    qualquer fio de algodão, seda, fibra sintética, etc., usado para os mesmos fins
  7. 7
    qualquer cordel, guita ou barbante grosso, utilizado para diversos fins
  8. 8
    qualquer fio com anzol para pescar
  9. 9
    serviço regular de transporte entre dois pontos (exemplo: trens)
  10. 10
    carris de trem que ligam duas localidades
  11. 11
    conjunto de cabos que transportam sinais elétricos ou óticos e permitem estabelecer ligações para troca de dados, voz e imagem
  12. 12
    nome que se dá à plica quando após um símbolo matemático
  13. 13
    nome que se dá ao bom gosto, à elegância

This word in other languages

line(English)vía(Español)ligne(Français)Zeile(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilnha
  • lihna
  • linah
  • linhha
  • linnha
  • llinha
  • lniha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilnha2lihna2linah2linhha1linnha1llinha1lniha2
Edit distance from "linha"

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 "linha"?
"linha" is spelled L-I-N-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈli.ɲɐ/.
What does "linha" mean?
As a noun, "linha" means: o que tem comprimento sem largura
What words are commonly confused with "linha"?
"linha" is commonly confused with "Link", "luna", "lira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "linha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "linha" is /ˈli.ɲɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "linha" come from?
"linha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

quarto7 variantsabril7 variantsjulho7 variantsvista7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list