mortadela

/muɾ.tɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/

//muɾ.tɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“mortadela” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,817
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um tipo de salpicão grande, originário de Itália e feito de mistura de carne de porco com carne de vaca:

Corpus desk

Index PT-mortadela · mortadela · Portuguese

mortadela · rank #38,817 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,817
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitológico

Nearest frequency peer: mitológico (-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 “mortadela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mortadela” 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
Key facts for mortadela
PropertyValue
Headwordmortadela
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/muɾ.tɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,817
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mortadela”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mitológico” (#38,814), “mórmon” (#38,823), “Messer” (#38,810). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mortadela” fica em #38,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around mortadela (IPA /muɾ.tɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,817 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "um tipo de salpicão grande, originário de Itália e feito de mistura de carne de porco com carne de vaca:".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for mortadela, with forms such as "mmortadela", "moratdela", and "morrtadela". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is mortadela, spelled M-O-R-T-A-D-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    um tipo de salpicão grande, originário de Itália e feito de mistura de carne de porco com carne de vaca:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. […] apareceram lascas de fiambre, fatias de mortadela, ostras e camarões recheados […]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmortadela
  • moratdela
  • morrtadela
  • mortaddela
  • mortadeal
  • mortadella
  • mortadlea
  • mortaedla
  • mortdaela
  • morttadela
  • motradela
  • mrotadela
  • omrtadela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mortadela - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmortadela1moratdela2morrtadela1mortaddela1mortadeal2mortadella1mortadlea2mortaedla2
Edit distance from "mortadela"

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 "mortadela"?
"mortadela" is spelled M-O-R-T-A-D-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /muɾ.tɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/.
What does "mortadela" mean?
As a noun, "mortadela" means: um tipo de salpicão grande, originário de Itália e feito de mistura de carne de porco com carne de vaca:
What are common misspellings of "mortadela"?
Common misspellings include "mmortadela", "moratdela", "morrtadela", "mortaddela", "mortadeal". The correct spelling is "mortadela".
How do you pronounce "mortadela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mortadela" is /muɾ.tɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mortadela" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ocultismo#38,836pesqueiro#38,854religious#38,888humanizar#38,742

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

prossecução13 variantsgafanhoto13 variantsestalagem13 variantscorroborar13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list