mapa

//ˈma.pɐ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,853

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mapa is aPortuguesenoun. It means: carta geográfica ou celestial Pronounced /ˈma.pɐ/. It ranks #1,853 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with mas and mar.

Key facts for mapa
PropertyValue
Headwordmapa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈma.pɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,853
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mapa is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈma.pɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,853 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for mapa, with forms such as "ampa", "maap", and "mappa". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mas", "mar", "mau", and more, 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 mapa, spelled M-A-P-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    carta geográfica ou celestial
  2. 2
    lista; relação
  3. 3
    quadro sinóptico
  4. 4
    catálogo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ampa,maap,mappa,mmapa,mpaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mapa

Misspelling Variants of "mapa"

ampa4maap4mappa5mmapa5mpaa4
Misspelling Variants of "mapa"

Frequency rank: #1,853 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mapa"?
"mapa" is spelled M-A-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈma.pɐ/.
What does "mapa" mean?
As a noun, "mapa" means: carta geográfica ou celestial
What words are commonly confused with "mapa"?
"mapa" is commonly confused with "mas", "mar", "mau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mapa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mapa" is /ˈma.pɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mapa" come from?
"mapa" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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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.