# pateta

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /pa.ˈtɛ.tɐ/ · frequency rank #26,497

## Definitions
1. pessoa boba

## Easily confused with
- **preta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pateta-vs-preta)
- **poeta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pateta-vs-poeta)
- **pauta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pateta-vs-pauta)
- **pátria** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pateta-vs-patria)
- **patroa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pateta-vs-patroa)
- **planeta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pateta-vs-planeta)
- **plateia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pateta-vs-plateia)
- **pata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pata-vs-pateta)
- **panela** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/panela-vs-pateta)
- **paleta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/paleta-vs-pateta)
- **paletó** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/paleto-vs-pateta)
- **patente** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patente-vs-pateta)
- **pantera** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pantera-vs-pateta)

## Common misspellings (8)
`apteta`, `paetta`, `pateat`, `patetta`, `pattea`, `patteta`, `ppateta`, `ptaeta`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/pateta