planta

/ˈplɐ̃.tɐ/

//ˈplɐ̃.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“planta” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,100
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualquer ser vivo do reino dos vegetais; deve ser pluricelular e apresentar clorofila, tecidos organizados e parede celular

Corpus desk

Index PT-planta · planta · Portuguese

planta · rank #3,100 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,100
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH perna

Nearest frequency peer: perna (-2 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 “planta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “planta” 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).

planta vs ponta
67% similar
planta vs prata
67% similar
planta vs plata
83% similar

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

Key facts for planta
PropertyValue
Headwordplanta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈplɐ̃.tɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,100
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “planta”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).plantacai 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 “perna” (#3,098), “queijo” (#3,102), “pastor” (#3,097). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “planta” fica em #3,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around planta (IPA /ˈplɐ̃.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,100 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for planta, with forms such as "lpanta", "palnta", and "planat". 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, "ponta", "prata", "plata", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is planta, spelled P-L-A-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualquer ser vivo do reino dos vegetais; deve ser pluricelular e apresentar clorofila, tecidos organizados e parede celular
  2. 2
    desenho com a representação gráfica da projeção horizontal de um edifício
  3. 3
    face inferior do pé

Synonyms

pranta

This word in other languages

plant(English)planta(Español)plante(Français)Pflanze(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpanta
  • palnta
  • planat
  • plannta
  • plantta
  • platna
  • pllanta
  • plnata
  • pplanta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of planta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpanta2palnta2planat2plannta1plantta1platna2pllanta1plnata2
Edit distance from "planta"

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 "planta"?
"planta" is spelled P-L-A-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈplɐ̃.tɐ/.
What does "planta" mean?
As a noun, "planta" means: qualquer ser vivo do reino dos vegetais; deve ser pluricelular e apresentar clorofila, tecidos organizados e parede celular
What words are commonly confused with "planta"?
"planta" is commonly confused with "ponta", "prata", "plata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "planta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "planta" is /ˈplɐ̃.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "planta" come from?
"planta" 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 "planta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

queijo#3,102pastor#3,097rotina#3,107máxima#3,092

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

mental9 variantscampus9 variantsinvasão9 variantstrinta9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list