macieira

/mɐ.sɪ.ˈe.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.ˈsje.ɾɐ/

//mɐ.sɪ.ˈe.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.ˈsje.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“macieira” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,091. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,091
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - espécie de árvore da família das rosáceas que produz as maçãs (género/gênero Malus)

Corpus desk

Index PT-macieira · macieira · Portuguese

macieira · rank #42,091 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,091
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH lhama

Nearest frequency peer: lhama (-7 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 “macieira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “macieira” 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).

macieira vs maneira
75% similar
macieira vs madeira
75% similar

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

Key facts for macieira
PropertyValue
Headwordmacieira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.sɪ.ˈe.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.ˈsje.ɾɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,091
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “macieira”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.macieiracai 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 “lhama” (#42,084), “legitimado” (#42,080), “leaves” (#42,079). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “macieira” fica em #42,091. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around macieira (IPA /mɐ.sɪ.ˈe.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.ˈsje.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,091 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "espécie de árvore da família das rosáceas que produz as maçãs (género/gênero Malus)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for macieira, with forms such as "amcieira", "maccieira", and "maceiira". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "maneira", "madeira", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is macieira, spelled M-A-C-I-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de árvore da família das rosáceas que produz as maçãs (género/gênero Malus)

Synonyms

maçãzeiramaceiramançaneira

This word in other languages

apple tree(English)manzano(Español)pommier(Français)Apfelbaum(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amcieira
  • maccieira
  • maceiira
  • macieiar
  • macieirra
  • macieria
  • maciiera
  • maiceira
  • mcaieira
  • mmacieira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amcieira2maccieira1maceiira2macieiar2macieirra1macieria2maciiera2maiceira2
Edit distance from "macieira"

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 "macieira"?
"macieira" is spelled M-A-C-I-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.sɪ.ˈe.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.ˈsje.ɾɐ/.
What does "macieira" mean?
As a noun, "macieira" means: espécie de árvore da família das rosáceas que produz as maçãs (género/gênero Malus)
What words are commonly confused with "macieira"?
"macieira" is commonly confused with "maneira", "madeira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "macieira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "macieira" is /mɐ.sɪ.ˈe.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.ˈsje.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "macieira" come from?
"macieira" 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 "macieira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inflamar#42,057hematoma#42,034precious#42,164expensas#41,998

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

plácido10 variantsgorjeta10 variantssucinta10 variantstravesso10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list