máscara
The verdict
“máscara” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,254 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,254
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: uma cobertura para todo ou parte do rosto, usada para esconder a identidade de seu portador
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | máscara |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmaʃ.kɐ.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #4,254 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “máscara” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for máscara is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmaʃ.kɐ.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,254 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for máscara, with forms such as "mmáscara", "msácara", and "mácsara". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "mascarar", "mascarado", "marcar", 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 máscara, spelled M-Á-S-C-A-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1uma cobertura para todo ou parte do rosto, usada para esconder a identidade de seu portador
- 2uma cara falsa que pode ser grotesca ou humoresca, usada durante o carnaval ou outra atividade parecida
- 3parte de equipamento de mergulho que consiste em um vidro ou plástico transparente que se adapta a uma estrutura de borracha, a qual protege os olhos, nariz e parte do rosto do mergulhador
- 4qualquer coisa que engana ou esconde
- 5uma cobertura feita de pano, metal ou outro material, usada para proteger seu portador de pó, projéteis, etc
- 6qualquer cobertura protetora para o rosto ou cabeça
- 7qualquer cobertura protetora usada para mascarar uma área (como por exemplo, em fotografia)
- 8pasta, geleia ou creme cosmético que se aplica ao rosto e que serve para limpar, lubrificar, refrescar, etc
- 9modelo de formato para um dado
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmáscara,msácara,mácsara,másacra,máscaar,máscarra,másccara,máscraa,másscara,ámscara
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of máscara — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "máscara"
Frequency rank: #4,254 in Portuguese
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Using “máscara”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-Á-S-C-A-R-A — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmaʃ.kɐ.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mascarar” — see the side-by-side comparison. máscara vs mascarar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Nearby Portuguese words
Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index: