manteiga

[mɐ̃ŋˈtejga] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːga], plural: [mɐ̃ŋˈtejgas] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːgas]

/[mɐ̃ŋˈtejga] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːga], plural: [mɐ̃ŋˈtejgas] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːgas]/ noun

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The verdict

“manteiga” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,906
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - substância gorda, untuosa e alimentícia que se extrai da nata do leite

Corpus desk

Index PT-manteiga · manteiga · Portuguese

manteiga · rank #6,906 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,906
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mataram

Nearest frequency peer: mataram (+4 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 “manteiga”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “manteiga” 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).

manteiga vs maneira
75% similar

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

Key facts for manteiga
PropertyValue
Headwordmanteiga
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɐ̃ŋˈtejga] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːga], plural: [mɐ̃ŋˈtejgas] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːgas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,906
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “manteiga”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.manteigacai 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 “mataram” (#6,910), “liberar” (#6,901), “moreno” (#6,912). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “manteiga” fica em #6,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around manteiga (IPA [mɐ̃ŋˈtejga] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːga], plural: [mɐ̃ŋˈtejgas] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːgas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,906 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for manteiga, with forms such as "amnteiga", "manetiga", and "mannteiga". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "maneira", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is manteiga, spelled M-A-N-T-E-I-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    substância gorda, untuosa e alimentícia que se extrai da nata do leite
  2. 2
    banha de porco
  3. 3
    substância gordurosa de algumas plantas

This word in other languages

butter(English)manteca(Español)beurre(Français)Butter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnteiga
  • manetiga
  • mannteiga
  • mantegia
  • manteiag
  • manteigga
  • mantiega
  • mantteiga
  • matneiga
  • mmanteiga
  • mnateiga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amnteiga2manetiga2mannteiga1mantegia2manteiag2manteigga1mantiega2mantteiga1
Edit distance from "manteiga"

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 "manteiga"?
"manteiga" is spelled M-A-N-T-E-I-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [mɐ̃ŋˈtejga] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːga], plural: [mɐ̃ŋˈtejgas] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːgas].
What does "manteiga" mean?
As a noun, "manteiga" means: substância gorda, untuosa e alimentícia que se extrai da nata do leite
What words are commonly confused with "manteiga"?
"manteiga" is commonly confused with "maneira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manteiga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manteiga" is [mɐ̃ŋˈtejga] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːga], plural: [mɐ̃ŋˈtejgas] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːgas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manteiga" come from?
"manteiga" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "manteiga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

habitual#6,893reforçar#6,932critério#6,857criativo#6,856

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

aplicado11 variantsafastado11 variantsatentado11 variantsvaticano11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list