moeda

//ˈmwɛ.dɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,738

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

moeda is aPortuguesenoun. It means: pequeno objeto em forma de chapa circular que tem em si cunhado um dado valor monetário; níquel Pronounced /ˈmwɛ.dɐ/. It ranks #2,738 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with mora and muda.

Key facts for moeda
PropertyValue
Headwordmoeda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmwɛ.dɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,738
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for moeda is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmwɛ.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,738 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for moeda, with forms such as "meoda", "mmoeda", and "modea". 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, "mora", "muda", "mood", 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 moeda, spelled M-O-E-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequeno objeto em forma de chapa circular que tem em si cunhado um dado valor monetário; níquel
  2. 2
    unidade monetária de um país (moeda corrente)
  3. 3
    valor monetário insignificante, irrisório

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: meoda,mmoeda,modea,moead,moedda,omeda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for moeda

Misspelling Variants of "moeda"

meoda5mmoeda6modea5moead5moedda6omeda5
Misspelling Variants of "moeda"

Frequency rank: #2,738 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moeda"?
"moeda" is spelled M-O-E-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmwɛ.dɐ/.
What does "moeda" mean?
As a noun, "moeda" means: pequeno objeto em forma de chapa circular que tem em si cunhado um dado valor monetário; níquel
What words are commonly confused with "moeda"?
"moeda" is commonly confused with "mora", "muda", "mood". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moeda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moeda" is /ˈmwɛ.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moeda" come from?
"moeda" 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.