panda

noun

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The verdict

“panda” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,699
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cada indivíduo da espécie do grande mamífero carnívoro da China, ameaçado de extinção

Corpus desk

Index PT-panda · panda · Portuguese

panda · rank #11,699 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,699
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH orientar

Nearest frequency peer: orientar (-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 “panda”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “panda” 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).

panda vs para
60% similar
panda vs papa
60% similar
panda vs pano
60% similar

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

Key facts for panda
PropertyValue
Headwordpanda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,699
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “panda”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “orientar” (#11,696), “patamar” (#11,702), “orgasmo” (#11,695). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “panda” fica em #11,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around panda, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,699 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "cada indivíduo da espécie do grande mamífero carnívoro da China, ameaçado de extinção".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for panda, with forms such as "apnda", "padna", and "panad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "para", "papa", "pano", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is panda, spelled P-A-N-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    cada indivíduo da espécie do grande mamífero carnívoro da China, ameaçado de extinção

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A notícia de que uma panda e seu filhote foram capturados por caçadores

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apnda
  • padna
  • panad
  • pandda
  • pannda
  • pnada
  • ppanda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of panda - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apnda2padna2panad2pandda1pannda1pnada2ppanda1
Edit distance from "panda"

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 "panda"?
"panda" is spelled P-A-N-D-A.
What does "panda" mean?
As a noun, "panda" means: cada indivíduo da espécie do grande mamífero carnívoro da China, ameaçado de extinção
What words are commonly confused with "panda"?
"panda" is commonly confused with "para", "papa", "pano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "panda" come from?
"panda" 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 "panda", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

máfia#11,687mural#11,686Ivete#11,660simão#11,739

Similar misspelling depth

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

sumir7 variantsgenro7 variantsazeite7 variantswoman7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list