pinta
/ˈpĩ.tɐ/
The verdict
“pinta” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,325
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mancha de pequeno tamanho; nódoa, sarda, sinal
Corpus desk
Index PT-pinta · pinta · Portuguese
pinta · rank #11,325 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,325
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH peruano
Nearest frequency peer: peruano (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “pinta”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- paralisação
paralisação
88,684 corpus weight
- periódico
periódico
88,679 corpus weight
- peruano
peruano
88,677 corpus weight
- pinta
pinta
88,676 corpus weight
- positivamen…
positivamente
88,672 corpus weight
- quarentena
quarentena
88,668 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “pinta” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | pinta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpĩ.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #11,325 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “pinta” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around pinta (IPA /ˈpĩ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,325 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pinta, with forms such as "ipnta", "pinat", and "pinnta". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puta", "pipa", "pira", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is pinta, spelled P-I-N-T-A.
Definition
- 1mancha de pequeno tamanho; nódoa, sarda, sinal
- 2pequena mancha de tom escuro, natural ou artificial, no rosto
- 3aspecto externo de alguém ou de algo; aparência, fisionomia
- 4sinal indicativo de alguma qualidade que ainda não foi comprovada ou de algo que ainda não ocorreu
- 5o mesmo que padrão ('desenho decorativo')
- 6amostra de jazida de ouro
- 7cada um dos pontos de uma carta de jogar ou de um dado
- 8ato de estar exposto ao meio social de forma que se nota, aparecida que faz notar-se
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pinta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pela pinta, esse rapaz não deve prestar.
Pela pinta, esse filme não presta.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ipnta
- pinat
- pinnta
- pintta
- pitna
- pnita
- ppinta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pinta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pinta", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "pinta". Here's where to go from here.
- "pinta" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "puta". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,325 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.