planeta

//plaˈne.tɐ// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,291

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

planeta is aPortuguesenoun. It means: astro sem luz própria que gira em torno de uma estrela em órbita desimpedida (sem outros corpos celestes que não lhe sejam satélites) ou de modo errante (vagando no espaço interestelar), e que poss... Pronounced /plaˈne.tɐ/. It ranks #1,291 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with plata and planta.

Key facts for planeta
PropertyValue
Headwordplaneta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/plaˈne.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,291
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of planeta in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for planeta is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /plaˈne.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,291 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for planeta, with forms such as "lpaneta", "palneta", and "plaenta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "plata", "planta", "plateia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is planeta, spelled P-L-A-N-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    astro sem luz própria que gira em torno de uma estrela em órbita desimpedida (sem outros corpos celestes que não lhe sejam satélites) ou de modo errante (vagando no espaço interestelar), e que possui forma esférica em razão do equilíbrio hidrostático de sua força gravitacional
  2. 2
    o astro habitado pelo homem; Terra

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpaneta,palneta,plaenta,planeat,planetta,planneta,plantea,pllaneta,plnaeta,pplaneta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for planeta

Misspelling Variants of "planeta"

lpaneta7palneta7plaenta7planeat7planetta8planneta8plantea7pllaneta8
Misspelling Variants of "planeta"

Frequency rank: #1,291 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "planeta"?
"planeta" is spelled P-L-A-N-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /plaˈne.tɐ/.
What does "planeta" mean?
As a noun, "planeta" means: astro sem luz própria que gira em torno de uma estrela em órbita desimpedida (sem outros corpos celestes que não lhe sejam satélites) ou de modo errante (vagando no espaço interestelar), e que poss...
What words are commonly confused with "planeta"?
"planeta" is commonly confused with "plata", "planta", "plateia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "planeta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "planeta" is /plaˈne.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "planeta" come from?
"planeta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.