marinha

/mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ/

//mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ// noun

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The verdict

“marinha” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,156. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,156
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - costa, ribeira, praia, território próximo ao mar e por ele influenciado, litoral

Corpus desk

Index PT-marinha · marinha · Portuguese

marinha · rank #3,156 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,156
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH major

Nearest frequency peer: major (-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 “marinha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “marinha” 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).

marinha vs minha
71% similar
marinha vs marinho
86% similar
marinha vs matilha
71% similar

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

Key facts for marinha
PropertyValue
Headwordmarinha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,156
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “marinha”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).marinhacai 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 “major” (#3,155), “little” (#3,154), “judicial” (#3,153). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “marinha” fica em #3,156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around marinha (IPA /mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,156 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for marinha, with forms such as "amrinha", "mairnha", and "marihna". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "minha", "marinho", "matilha", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is marinha, spelled M-A-R-I-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    costa, ribeira, praia, território próximo ao mar e por ele influenciado, litoral
  2. 2
    arte de navegar, profissão do marinheiro
  3. 3
    conjunto de navios
  4. 4
    uma das divisões das forças armadas, também chamada força naval

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrinha
  • mairnha
  • marihna
  • marinah
  • marinhha
  • marinnha
  • marniha
  • marrinha
  • mmarinha
  • mrainha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amrinha2mairnha2marihna2marinah2marinhha1marinnha1marniha2marrinha1
Edit distance from "marinha"

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 "marinha"?
"marinha" is spelled M-A-R-I-N-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ/.
What does "marinha" mean?
As a noun, "marinha" means: costa, ribeira, praia, território próximo ao mar e por ele influenciado, litoral
What words are commonly confused with "marinha"?
"marinha" is commonly confused with "minha", "marinho", "matilha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marinha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marinha" is /mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marinha" come from?
"marinha" 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 "marinha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list