nota

//ˈnɔ.tɐ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#873

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

nota is aPortuguesenoun. It means: papel-moeda Pronounced /ˈnɔ.tɐ/. It ranks #873 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with now and nua.

Key facts for nota
PropertyValue
Headwordnota
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈnɔ.tɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#873
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for nota is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈnɔ.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #873 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 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 nota, with forms such as "nnota", "noat", and "notta". 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, "now", "nua", "noz", 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 nota, spelled N-O-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    papel-moeda
  2. 2
    ato ou efeito de notar; notação
  3. 3
    apontamento para fazer lembrar alguma coisa
  4. 4
    breve indicação de assunto para ser desenvolvido
  5. 5
    classificação escolar
  6. 6
    sinal representativo de um som musical

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnota,noat,notta,ntoa,onta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nota

Misspelling Variants of "nota"

nnota5noat4notta5ntoa4onta4
Misspelling Variants of "nota"

Frequency rank: #873 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

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