# pestana

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /pɨʃ.ˈtɐ.nɐ/ · frequency rank #24,107

## Definitions
1. pelo que recobre a pálpebra
2. soneca
3. nos instrumentos de cordas: ponto de junção do cravelhal e do espelho

## Easily confused with
- **pétala** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pestana-vs-petala)
- **pesada** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pesada-vs-pestana)
- **pescada** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pescada-vs-pestana)

## Common misspellings (10)
`epstana`, `pesatna`, `pesstana`, `pestaan`, `pestanna`, `pestnaa`, `pesttana`, `petsana`, `ppestana`, `psetana`

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