marmita

/mɐɾ.ˈmi.tɐ/

//mɐɾ.ˈmi.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“marmita” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,599. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,599
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vasilha em que se leva a refeição individual para o local de trabalho, estudo, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-marmita · marmita · Portuguese

marmita · rank #41,599 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,599
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH merecimento

Nearest frequency peer: merecimento (+14 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 “marmita”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “marmita” 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).

marmita vs marmota
86% similar
marmita vs marxista
75% similar
marmita vs Maria
57% similar

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

Key facts for marmita
PropertyValue
Headwordmarmita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐɾ.ˈmi.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,599
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “marmita”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.marmitacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “merecimento” (#41,613), “morsa” (#41,617), “mortífero” (#41,618). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “marmita” fica em #41,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around marmita (IPA /mɐɾ.ˈmi.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,599 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for marmita, with forms such as "amrmita", "mamrita", and "marimta". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "marmota", "marxista", "Maria", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    vasilha em que se leva a refeição individual para o local de trabalho, estudo, etc
  2. 2
    conjunto de vasilhas adaptadas a um suporte, e que serve para o transporte de comida
  3. 3
    panela de metal, com tampa
  4. 4
    vaso prismático, de folha-de-flandres, em que os soldados comem o rancho
  5. 5
    cada uma dessas vasilhas
  6. 6
    pessoa com quem se tem um relacionamento amoroso e sexual

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrmita
  • mamrita
  • marimta
  • marmiat
  • marmitta
  • marmmita
  • marmtia
  • marrmita
  • mmarmita
  • mramita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marmita - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amrmita2mamrita2marimta2marmiat2marmitta1marmmita1marmtia2marrmita1
Edit distance from "marmita"

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 "marmita"?
"marmita" is spelled M-A-R-M-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐɾ.ˈmi.tɐ/.
What does "marmita" mean?
As a noun, "marmita" means: vasilha em que se leva a refeição individual para o local de trabalho, estudo, etc
What words are commonly confused with "marmita"?
"marmita" is commonly confused with "marmota", "marxista", "Maria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marmita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marmita" is /mɐɾ.ˈmi.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marmita" come from?
"marmita" 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 "marmita", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list