pista

/ˈpiʃ.tɐ/

//ˈpiʃ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“pista” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,903. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,903
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte de um campo de aviação onde aterram e donde levantam aeronaves

Corpus desk

Index PT-pista · pista · Portuguese

pista · rank #1,903 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,903
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH perigo

Nearest frequency peer: perigo (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “pista”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

pista vs puta
60% similar
pista vs piza
60% similar
pista vs pito
60% similar

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

Key facts for pista
PropertyValue
Headwordpista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpiʃ.tɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,903
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pista”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pistacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “perigo” (#1,902), “potencial” (#1,904), “perguntar” (#1,901). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pista” fica em #1,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pista (IPA /ˈpiʃ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,903 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pista, with forms such as "ipsta", "pisat", and "pissta". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puta", "piza", "pito", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pista, spelled P-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte de um campo de aviação onde aterram e donde levantam aeronaves
  2. 2
    parte do hipódromo onde correm os cavalos
  3. 3
    faixa pavimentada para uma dada utilização (circulação de veículos, pessoas e animais, dança, etc.)
  4. 4
    recinto para espetáculos de circo, jogos e práticas desportivas
  5. 5
    rasto que os animais deixaram no terreno onde andaram

This word in other languages

pista(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipsta
  • pisat
  • pissta
  • pistta
  • pitsa
  • ppista
  • psita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pista - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipsta2pisat2pissta1pistta1pitsa2ppista1psita2
Edit distance from "pista"

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 "pista"?
"pista" is spelled P-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpiʃ.tɐ/.
What does "pista" mean?
As a noun, "pista" means: parte de um campo de aviação onde aterram e donde levantam aeronaves
What words are commonly confused with "pista"?
"pista" is commonly confused with "puta", "piza", "pito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pista" is /ˈpiʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pista" come from?
"pista" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

raiva#1,906sítio#1,908James#1,893enfim#1,882

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

folha7 variantsPeter7 variantsponte7 variantsvento7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list