maçaneta
/mɐ.sɐ.ˈne.tɐ/
The verdict
“maçaneta” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,438
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - parte de uma porta que se segura para abrir
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maçaneta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɐ.sɐ.ˈne.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #46,438 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maçaneta” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around maçaneta (IPA /mɐ.sɐ.ˈne.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,438 among 2,261 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "parte de uma porta que se segura para abrir".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for maçaneta, with forms such as "amçaneta", "maaçneta", and "maçaenta". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "maçante", 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, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is maçaneta, spelled M-A-Ç-A-N-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1parte de uma porta que se segura para abrir
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amçaneta,maaçneta,maçaenta,maçaneat,maçanetta,maçanneta,maçantea,maçnaeta,mmaçaneta,mçaaneta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maçaneta - 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.
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.
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Using “maçaneta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-Ç-A-N-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɐ.sɐ.ˈne.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “maçante” - see the side-by-side comparison. maçaneta vs maçante
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.