literatura

/li.te.ɾa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)

//li.te.ɾa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)/ noun

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The verdict

“literatura” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,576
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - arte da criação de trabalhos artísticos em prosa ou verso

Corpus desk

Index PT-literatura · literatura · Portuguese

literatura · rank #1,576 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,576
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH madeira

Nearest frequency peer: madeira (+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 “literatura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “literatura” 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
Key facts for literatura
PropertyValue
Headwordliteratura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/li.te.ɾa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,576
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “literatura”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “madeira” (#1,577), “Jorge” (#1,574), “máximo” (#1,578). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “literatura” fica em #1,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around literatura (IPA /li.te.ɾa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,576 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for literatura, with forms such as "ilteratura", "lietratura", and "liteartura". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 literatura, spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    arte da criação de trabalhos artísticos em prosa ou verso
  2. 2
    ciência que estuda as produções artísticas escritas
  3. 3
    conjunto de trabalhos que pautam um determinado assunto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Não existem casos desta doença na literatura."

This word in other languages

literature(English)literatura(Español)littérature(Français)Literatur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilteratura
  • lietratura
  • liteartura
  • literatrua
  • literattura
  • literatuar
  • literaturra
  • literautra
  • literratura
  • litertaura
  • litreatura
  • litteratura
  • lliteratura
  • ltieratura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilteratura2lietratura2liteartura2literatrua2literattura1literatuar2literaturra1literautra2
Edit distance from "literatura"

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 "literatura"?
"literatura" is spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /li.te.ɾa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
What does "literatura" mean?
As a noun, "literatura" means: arte da criação de trabalhos artísticos em prosa ou verso
What are common misspellings of "literatura"?
Common misspellings include "ilteratura", "lietratura", "liteartura", "literatrua", "literattura". The correct spelling is "literatura".
How do you pronounce "literatura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "literatura" is /li.te.ɾa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "literatura" come from?
"literatura" 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 "literatura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

publicação#1,585certamente#1,601jornalista#1,539plataforma#1,621

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

construir14 variantscampeonato14 variantsresponder14 variantsescritório14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list