madrinha

//mɐ.ˈdɾi.ɲɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,715

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

madrinha is aPortuguesenoun. It means: mulher que apresenta alguém (geralmente criança) para ser batizado ou crismado com o compromisso implícito de, na ausência dos pais, provê-lo de tudo quanto lhe seja necessário; dinda, dindinha Pronounced /mɐ.ˈdɾi.ɲɐ/. Often confused with marinha and marinho.

Key facts for madrinha
PropertyValue
Headwordmadrinha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.ˈdɾi.ɲɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,715
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of madrinha in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for madrinha is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɐ.ˈdɾi.ɲɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,715 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for madrinha, with forms such as "amdrinha", "maddrinha", and "madirnha". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "marinha", "marinho", "mãozinha", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is madrinha, spelled M-A-D-R-I-N-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mulher que apresenta alguém (geralmente criança) para ser batizado ou crismado com o compromisso implícito de, na ausência dos pais, provê-lo de tudo quanto lhe seja necessário; dinda, dindinha
  2. 2
    em casamento religioso ou civil, mulher escolhida por um dos noivos ou pelo casal para acompanhar, testemunhar e/ou abençoar a união; testemunha
  3. 3
    (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) mulher que ajuda ou protege uma pessoa, especialmente no sentido de introduzi-la em certos meios
  4. 4
    (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) mulher que preside o lançamento de um novo empreendimento, que é chamada para inaugurar ou nomear algo
  5. 5
    (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) mulher escolhida para representar o espírito e os valores de uma entidade, de uma corporação
  6. 6
    o mesmo que madrasta (mulher em relação aos filhos anteriores)
  7. 7
    égua ou mula que caminha à frente da tropa, conduzindo-a, frequentemente com sinos ou chocalhos ao pescoço; égua madrinha
  8. 8
    mãe-de-santo nos candomblés de caboclo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amdrinha,maddrinha,madirnha,madrihna,madrinah,madrinhha,madrinnha,madrniha,madrrinha,mardinha,mdarinha,mmadrinha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for madrinha

Misspelling Variants of "madrinha"

amdrinha8maddrinha9madirnha8madrihna8madrinah8madrinhha9madrinnha9madrniha8
Misspelling Variants of "madrinha"

Frequency rank: #12,715 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "madrinha"?
"madrinha" is spelled M-A-D-R-I-N-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ˈdɾi.ɲɐ/.
What does "madrinha" mean?
As a noun, "madrinha" means: mulher que apresenta alguém (geralmente criança) para ser batizado ou crismado com o compromisso implícito de, na ausência dos pais, provê-lo de tudo quanto lhe seja necessário; dinda, dindinha
What words are commonly confused with "madrinha"?
"madrinha" is commonly confused with "marinha", "marinho", "mãozinha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "madrinha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "madrinha" is /mɐ.ˈdɾi.ɲɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "madrinha" come from?
"madrinha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.