pitanga

/piˈtɐ̃.gɐ/

//piˈtɐ̃.gɐ// noun

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The verdict

“pitanga” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,847. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,847
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fruto produzido pela pitangueira (Eugenia uniflora)

Corpus desk

Index PT-pitanga · pitanga · Portuguese

pitanga · rank #26,847 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,847
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pistão

Nearest frequency peer: pistão (-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 “pitanga”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pitanga” 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).

pitanga vs pinga
71% similar
pitanga vs pitada
71% similar
pitanga vs piranha
71% similar

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

Key facts for pitanga
PropertyValue
Headwordpitanga
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/piˈtɐ̃.gɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,847
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pitanga”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pitangacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pistão” (#26,846), “polpa” (#26,851), “pertinente” (#26,840). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pitanga” fica em #26,847. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pitanga (IPA /piˈtɐ̃.gɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,847 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pitanga, with forms such as "iptanga", "piatnga", and "pitagna". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "pinga", "pitada", "piranha", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is pitanga, spelled P-I-T-A-N-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    fruto produzido pela pitangueira (Eugenia uniflora)
  2. 2
    caramboleira

This word in other languages

pitanga(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iptanga
  • piatnga
  • pitagna
  • pitanag
  • pitangga
  • pitannga
  • pitnaga
  • pittanga
  • ppitanga
  • ptianga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pitanga - 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.

iptanga2piatnga2pitagna2pitanag2pitangga1pitannga1pitnaga2pittanga1
Edit distance from "pitanga"

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 "pitanga"?
"pitanga" is spelled P-I-T-A-N-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is /piˈtɐ̃.gɐ/.
What does "pitanga" mean?
As a noun, "pitanga" means: fruto produzido pela pitangueira (Eugenia uniflora)
What words are commonly confused with "pitanga"?
"pitanga" is commonly confused with "pinga", "pitada", "piranha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pitanga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pitanga" is /piˈtɐ̃.gɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pitanga" come from?
"pitanga" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

officer#26,828rodagem#26,886scanner#26,892tenista#26,914

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

vaqueiro10 variantsapoiador10 variantsculposo10 variantscarrinha10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list