meta

//ˈmɛ.tɐ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,523

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

meta is aPortuguesenoun. It means: alvo, objetivo Pronounced /ˈmɛ.tɐ/. It ranks #2,523 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with meu and mit.

Key facts for meta
PropertyValue
Headwordmeta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɛ.tɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,523
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for meta is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɛ.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,523 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 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 meta, with forms such as "emta", "meat", and "metta". 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, "meu", "mit", "mora", 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 meta, spelled M-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    alvo, objetivo
  2. 2
    fim, termo, limite
  3. 3
    rede cercada por traves em que é objetivo da bola entrar; gol
  4. 4
    marco que determina o fim de uma corrida de cavalos, uma regata etc.
  5. 5
    sinal que os carros deviam contornar na pista dos circos na antiga Roma

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emta,meat,metta,mmeta,mtea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for meta

Misspelling Variants of "meta"

emta4meat4metta5mmeta5mtea4
Misspelling Variants of "meta"

Frequency rank: #2,523 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meta"?
"meta" is spelled M-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɛ.tɐ/.
What does "meta" mean?
As a noun, "meta" means: alvo, objetivo
What words are commonly confused with "meta"?
"meta" is commonly confused with "meu", "mit", "mora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meta" is /ˈmɛ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meta" come from?
"meta" 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.