peneira

Name: peneira, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

//pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“peneira” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,209
frequency rank, Portuguese: 1,578
“P” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - utensílio constituído de uma armação geralmente circular e um fundo de fios finos em trama, para impedir a passagem de grãos maiores

Corpus desk

Index PT-peneira · peneira · Portuguese

peneira · rank #27,209 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #27,209
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 1,578
PHOTO-FINISH pescado

Nearest frequency peer: pescado (+4 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.

nei

72,810
paquistanês

72,797
peneira

72,792
pescado

72,788
placebo

72,787
possessão

72,778

What this shows “peneira” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

peneira vs poeira

71% similar

peneira vs pereira

86% similar

peneira vs penetrar

75% similar

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

Key facts for peneira
Property	Value
Headword	peneira
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#27,209
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “peneira”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.peneiracai aqui:

#27,209

#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 “pescado” (#27,213), “paquistanês” (#27,204), “placebo” (#27,214). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “peneira” fica em #27,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around peneira (IPA /pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,209 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for peneira, with forms such as "epneira", "peenira", and "peneiar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "poeira", "pereira", "penetrar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is peneira, spelled P-E-N-E-I-R-A.

Definition

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

Synonyms

crivo

This word in other languages

sieve(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

epneira
peenira
peneiar
peneirra
peneria
peniera
penneira
pneeira
ppeneira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of peneira - 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.

Edit distance from "peneira"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pescado#27,213 placebo#27,214 repulsa#27,252 resista#27,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

possessão9 variants irónico9 variants floral9 variants cortês9 variants