peneira
/pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
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
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - utensílio constituído de uma armação geralmente circular e um fundo de fios finos em trama, para impedir a passagem de grãos maiores
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| 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) |
Where “peneira” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around peneira (IPA /pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,209 among 3,113 “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
- 1utensílio constituído de uma armação geralmente circular e um fundo de fios finos em trama, para impedir a passagem de grãos maiores
- 2tela metálica disposta nas chaminés para retenção de partículas
- 3chuva fina, miúda; chuvisco
- 4seleção 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
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.
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.
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Using “peneira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-N-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨ.ˈnɐj.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “poeira” - see the side-by-side comparison. peneira vs poeira
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.