peneira

//pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,209

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

peneira is aPortuguesenoun. It means: utensílio constituído de uma armação geralmente circular e um fundo de fios finos em trama, para impedir a passagem de grãos maiores Pronounced /pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/. Often confused with poeira and pereira.

Key facts for peneira
PropertyValue
Headwordpeneira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,209
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for peneira is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,209 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for peneira, with forms such as "epneira", "peenira", and "peneiar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "poeira", "pereira", "penetrar", 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 peneira, spelled P-E-N-E-I-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    utensílio constituído de uma armação geralmente circular e um fundo de fios finos em trama, para impedir a passagem de grãos maiores
  2. 2
    tela metálica disposta nas chaminés para retenção de partículas
  3. 3
    chuva fina, miúda; chuvisco
  4. 4
    seleção feita entre interessados em participar de alguma atividade

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epneira,peenira,peneiar,peneirra,peneria,peniera,penneira,pneeira,ppeneira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for peneira

Misspelling Variants of "peneira"

epneira7peenira7peneiar7peneirra8peneria7peniera7penneira8pneeira7
Misspelling Variants of "peneira"

Frequency rank: #27,209 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peneira"?
"peneira" is spelled P-E-N-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "peneira" mean?
As a noun, "peneira" means: utensílio constituído de uma armação geralmente circular e um fundo de fios finos em trama, para impedir a passagem de grãos maiores
What words are commonly confused with "peneira"?
"peneira" is commonly confused with "poeira", "pereira", "penetrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peneira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peneira" is /pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peneira" come from?
"peneira" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.