platina
/plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/
The verdict
“platina” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #16,839 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,839
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | platina |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #16,839 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “platina” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for platina is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,839 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1elemento 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
- 2presilha que prende as correias usadas por soldados da infantaria
- 3peça 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
- 4referente 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.
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.
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Using “platina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-L-A-T-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /plɐ.ˈti.nɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “prática” - see the side-by-side comparison. platina vs prática
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.