mamadeira

/mɐ.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/

//mɐ.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“mamadeira” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,245. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,245
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frasco com uma tetina/bico de borracha, utilizado para dar leite (ou outros líquidos) a crianças

Corpus desk

Index PT-mamadeira · mamadeira · Portuguese

mamadeira · rank #30,245 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,245
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH malte

Nearest frequency peer: malte (-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 “mamadeira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mamadeira” 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).

mamadeira vs madeira
78% similar

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

Key facts for mamadeira
PropertyValue
Headwordmamadeira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,245
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mamadeira”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “malte” (#30,244), “maquete” (#30,247), “lupa” (#30,241). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mamadeira” fica em #30,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mamadeira (IPA /mɐ.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,245 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "frasco com uma tetina/bico de borracha, utilizado para dar leite (ou outros líquidos) a crianças".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mamadeira, with forms such as "ammadeira", "maamdeira", and "mamaddeira". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "madeira", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 mamadeira, spelled M-A-M-A-D-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    frasco com uma tetina/bico de borracha, utilizado para dar leite (ou outros líquidos) a crianças

Synonyms

biberão

This word in other languages

biberón(Español)biberon(Français)Babyflasche(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammadeira
  • maamdeira
  • mamaddeira
  • mamadeiar
  • mamadeirra
  • mamaderia
  • mamadiera
  • mamaedira
  • mamdaeira
  • mammadeira
  • mmaadeira
  • mmamadeira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mamadeira - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ammadeira2maamdeira2mamaddeira1mamadeiar2mamadeirra1mamaderia2mamadiera2mamaedira2
Edit distance from "mamadeira"

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 "mamadeira"?
"mamadeira" is spelled M-A-M-A-D-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/.
What does "mamadeira" mean?
As a noun, "mamadeira" means: frasco com uma tetina/bico de borracha, utilizado para dar leite (ou outros líquidos) a crianças
What words are commonly confused with "mamadeira"?
"mamadeira" is commonly confused with "madeira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mamadeira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mamadeira" is /mɐ.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mɐ.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /mã.mɐ.ˈde.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mamadeira" come from?
"mamadeira" 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 "mamadeira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

iminência#30,201Pitágoras#30,304retângulo#30,336sossegado#30,357

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

dianteiro12 variantsanalítico12 variantsasiáticas12 variantscoloquial12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list