pinta
/ˈpĩ.tɐ/
The verdict
“pinta” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,325 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,325
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mancha de pequeno tamanho; nódoa, sarda, sinal
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) |
Where “pinta” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pinta is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpĩ.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,325 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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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Using “pinta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-I-N-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpĩ.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “puta” - see the side-by-side comparison. pinta vs puta
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.