manteiga
[mɐ̃ŋˈtejga] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːga], plural: [mɐ̃ŋˈtejgas] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːgas]
The verdict
“manteiga” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,906 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,906
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - substância gorda, untuosa e alimentícia que se extrai da nata do leite
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 | manteiga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɐ̃ŋˈtejga] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːga], plural: [mɐ̃ŋˈtejgas] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːgas] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,906 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “manteiga” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for manteiga is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mɐ̃ŋˈtejga] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːga], plural: [mɐ̃ŋˈtejgas] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːgas]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,906 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1substância gorda, untuosa e alimentícia que se extrai da nata do leite
- 2banha de porco
- 3substância gordurosa de algumas plantas
This word in other languages
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.
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 “manteiga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-N-T-E-I-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mɐ̃ŋˈtejga] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːga], plural: [mɐ̃ŋˈtejgas] ou [mɐ̃ŋˈteːgas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “maneira” - see the side-by-side comparison. manteiga vs maneira
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.