meter

/mɨ.ˈteɾ/

//mɨ.ˈteɾ// verb

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The verdict

“meter” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,705
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - introduzir; fazer entrar

Corpus desk

Index PT-meter · meter · Portuguese

meter · rank #3,705 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,705
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH lava

Nearest frequency peer: lava (-3 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 “meter”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “meter” 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).

meter vs mote
60% similar
meter vs moer
60% similar
meter vs mexer
80% similar

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

Key facts for meter
PropertyValue
Headwordmeter
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mɨ.ˈteɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,705
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “meter”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).metercai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lava” (#3,702), “nobre” (#3,708), “justamente” (#3,701). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “meter” fica em #3,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around meter (IPA /mɨ.ˈteɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,705 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for meter, with forms such as "emter", "meetr", and "meterr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mote", "moer", "mexer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is meter, spelled M-E-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    introduzir; fazer entrar
  2. 2
    colocar dentro
  3. 3
    pôr, colocar
  4. 4
    deixar, abandonar
  5. 5
    entrar
  6. 6
    envolver(-se), ter relação
  7. 7
    introduzir
  8. 8
    transar, fazer sexo
  9. 9
    intrometer-se
  10. 10
    causar sentimentos
  11. 11
    lançar com violência

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meter a mão na lama.
  2. Meteram as malas no carro.

This word in other languages

stick(English)meter(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emter
  • meetr
  • meterr
  • metre
  • metter
  • mmeter
  • mteer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emter2meetr2meterr1metre2metter1mmeter1mteer2
Edit distance from "meter"

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 "meter"?
"meter" is spelled M-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.ˈteɾ/.
What does "meter" mean?
As a verb, "meter" means: introduzir; fazer entrar
What words are commonly confused with "meter"?
"meter" is commonly confused with "mote", "moer", "mexer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meter" is /mɨ.ˈteɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meter" come from?
"meter" 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 "meter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nobre#3,708roubo#3,725vinda#3,736bunda#3,668

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

correio7 variantsbolso7 variantsbarco7 variantsdisto7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list