platina

/plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/

//plɐ.ˈti.nɐ// noun

The verdict

“platina” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,839
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Pt, possui o número atômico 78 e massa atômica relativa 195,078 u; é um metal de transição, branco acinzentado; é obtida em conjunto com minérios ricos em sulfureto de c...

Corpus desk

Index PT-platina · platina · Portuguese

platina · rank #16,839 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,839
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH prestado

Nearest frequency peer: prestado (+6 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 “platina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “platina” 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).

platina vs prática
57% similar
platina vs plata
71% similar
platina vs página
57% similar

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

Key facts for platina
PropertyValue
Headwordplatina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,839
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “platina”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).platinacai 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 “prestado” (#16,845), “pretensão” (#16,846), “pazes” (#16,831). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “platina” fica em #16,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around platina (IPA /plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,839 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for platina, with forms such as "lpatina", "paltina", and "plaitna". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "prática", "plata", "página", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is platina, spelled P-L-A-T-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento químico de símbolo Pt, possui o número atômico 78 e massa atômica relativa 195,078 u; é um metal de transição, branco acinzentado; é obtida em conjunto com minérios ricos em sulfureto de cobre-níquel, associados às rochas vulcânicas; utilizada como catalisador de reações químicas, em eletrodos não reativos nos processos eletrolíticos, na fabricação de equipamentos cirúrgicos, implantes ortopédicos e em joias
  2. 2
    presilha que prende as correias usadas por soldados da infantaria
  3. 3
    peça metálica, forrada de pano, usada no peito ou nos ombros do uniforme, onde se fixam os galões ou as divisas que indicam o posto ou a graduação dos oficiais militares
  4. 4
    referente à bacia ou ao rio do Prata

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpatina
  • paltina
  • plaitna
  • platian
  • platinna
  • platnia
  • plattina
  • pllatina
  • pltaina
  • pplatina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpatina2paltina2plaitna2platian2platinna1platnia2plattina1pllatina1
Edit distance from "platina"

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 "platina"?
"platina" is spelled P-L-A-T-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/.
What does "platina" mean?
As a noun, "platina" means: elemento químico de símbolo Pt, possui o número atômico 78 e massa atômica relativa 195,078 u; é um metal de transição, branco acinzentado; é obtida em conjunto com minérios ricos em sulfureto de c...
What words are commonly confused with "platina"?
"platina" is commonly confused with "prática", "plata", "página". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "platina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "platina" is /plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "platina" come from?
"platina" 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 "platina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list