mestra

noun

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The verdict

“mestra” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,241. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,241
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abelha-rainha de uma colmeia

Corpus desk

Index PT-mestra · mestra · Portuguese

mestra · rank #21,241 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,241
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH merlin

Nearest frequency peer: merlin (-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 “mestra”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mestra” 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).

mestra vs meta
67% similar
mestra vs metro
67% similar
mestra vs mitra
67% similar

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

Key facts for mestra
PropertyValue
Headwordmestra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,241
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mestra”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mestracai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “merlin” (#21,240), “malucas” (#21,236), “multiplicidade” (#21,247). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mestra” fica em #21,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mestra, anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,241 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mestra, with forms such as "emstra", "mesrta", and "messtra". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "meta", "metro", "mitra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is mestra, spelled M-E-S-T-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    abelha-rainha de uma colmeia
  2. 2
    cabeça de uma casa, tanto masculina como feminina
  3. 3
    entre um tipo de feiticeiras (as meigas), aquela que é principal e que adoutrina
  4. 4
    professora

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mestra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Quem é a mestra da casa?, é o avô?"

Synonyms

abelha-rainhaabelha-mestraabelheiraenxameadeirarainha

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emstra
  • mesrta
  • messtra
  • mestar
  • mestrra
  • mesttra
  • metsra
  • mmestra
  • msetra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emstra2mesrta2messtra1mestar2mestrra1mesttra1metsra2mmestra1
Edit distance from "mestra"

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 "mestra"?
"mestra" is spelled M-E-S-T-R-A.
What does "mestra" mean?
As a noun, "mestra" means: abelha-rainha de uma colmeia
What words are commonly confused with "mestra"?
"mestra" is commonly confused with "meta", "metro", "mitra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mestra" come from?
"mestra" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mestra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

merlin#21,240isento#21,219policy#21,269Sunday#21,311

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

perdição9 variantsalameda9 variantscaótico9 variantsanders9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list